Plumage
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Plumage, or feathering, is a layer of feathers that covers a bird and the pattern, colour, and arrangement of those feathers. The pattern and colours of plumage differ between species and subspecies a
Close-up view of the plumage on a house sparrow
Mandarin duck (male) in eclipse plumage
The differences in plumage of a blue grosbeak, from top to bottom, between a breeding male ("alternate" plumage), a non-breeding male ("basic" plumage), a female, and the related indigo bunting.
An incomplete leucistic common blackbird.
Red junglefowl
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The red junglefowl, also known as the Indian red junglefowl, is a species of tropical, galliform bird in the phasianid family, found across much of Southeast Asia and parts of South Asia.
Plumage
…their flight feathers slowly but continuously throughout the year, to minimise loss of flight efficiency. Many ducks and some other species such as the red junglefowl have males wearing a bright plumage while breeding and a drab eclipse plumage for some months afterward. Many passerine species have only one moult per…
Gallus distribution
Male red junglefowl in Kaeng Krachan, Phetchaburi, Thailand
Female red junglefowl in Kaeng Krachan, Phetchaburi, Thailand
In flight, in Assam, India