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The 24 pages that link to Bird plumage, each with the reason it gives.

• Feathered dinosaurRelated: Patterns and distribution of plumage varied across bodies and species.

• CormorantRelated: Cormorant plumage permits effective underwater movement but can become wet during diving.

• Bird-of-paradiseRelated: Specialized feathers create many of the family’s distinctive ornaments.

• Herring gullRelated: Plumage changes with age make young herring gulls look unlike adults.

• New World warblerRelated: Plumage patterns and seasonal changes are central clues to warbler identification.

• Bird anatomyRelated: Feather arrangement and appearance serve insulation, signaling, and camouflage.

• Eurasian collared doveRelated: Its pale gray plumage and dark neck marking are key identification features.

• Common wood pigeonRelated: Its grey feathers and pale patches make plumage useful for identifying the species.

• Java sparrowRelated: The species’ contrasting gray, white, black, and pink plumage helps identify it.

• Laughing doveRelated: Reddish-brown feathers and a spotted neck help identify the species.

• Black-crowned night heronRelated: Its black-and-gray plumage gives the species its familiar field marks.

• Common nightingaleRelated: The nightingale’s subdued brown plumage helps distinguish its appearance from its conspicuous song.

• GyrfalconRelated: Gyrfalcon plumage varies from nearly white through gray to very dark forms.

• Little egretRelated: Its white feathers and breeding plumes help identify the species.

• Red-winged blackbirdRelated: Its black body and colored shoulder patches are defining features of its plumage.

• Common blackbirdRelated: Its dark male plumage and browner female plumage are key identification features.

• Norfolk BlackRelated: Its characteristic black feathers are the breed’s most immediately visible trait.

• Northern mockingbirdRelated: Gray upperparts, pale underparts, and white wing patches define its field appearance.