Plumage

Meanings and phrases

the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds; feather; plume

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Juveniles are mottled brown and have more white plumage than adults.
Several of the mutations known are related to pigmentation: premature silvering in mice, diluted and white plumage in chickens, and the widely known merle dilution in dogs.
Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Sternidae Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head.

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Some rare rufous morph female has a black barred and reddish brown plumage.
In the range of overlap, only brown males of "F. hypoleuca" exist and are thought to have evolved the brown plumage to prevent hybridization.
Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Stercorariidae They are in general medium to large birds, typically with gray or brown plumage, often with white markings on the wings.

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Some are colourful with yellow, red or orange vents, cheeks, throats or supercilia, but most are drab, with uniform olive-brown to black plumage.
The black-footed albatross is a small member of the albatross family (while still large compared to most other seabirds) that has almost all black plumage.
The male species has black plumage with a red wattle above the eyes while the female species has a brown plumage with black, grey and white stripes and possesses a light forked tail.

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Plumage colouration varies, with the majority having mainly dark plumage, some species being black-and-white and a few being colourful.
Order: SuliformesFamily: Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants are medium-to-large aquatic birds, usually with mainly dark plumage and areas of colored skin on the face.

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