AI-powered field ornithology

Identify any featherand the bird it came from.

Found a feather on a trail, in your yard, or by the shore? Snap a photo and Feather Identifier names it in seconds — the feather type, the bird it belongs to, and how to tell them apart in the field.

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A rolling collection of feathers just identified by the Feather Identifier community.

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Red-tailed Hawk (also known as the Common Buzzard in some regions, though primarily referred to as the Red-tail)

Flight feather (likely a secondary or primary remige) and body contour feathers

Common Raven (Northern Raven)

Secondary flight feather (remige)

Mallard (Wild Duck)

Contour or body covert feather with semiplume base

Mallard (Wild Duck, Common Mallard)

Body contour feather, specifically from the breast or flank region, displaying the characteristic iridescent greenish-blue speculum or dark-edged body plumage.

American Crow (Common Crow)

Contour or wing covert feather, with stiff pennaceous vane structure

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted or Red-shafted Flicker)

Tail feather (rectrix) or primary flight feather

Mourning Dove (also known as the Carolina Dove or American Mourning Dove)

Contour feather or upper-wing covert

Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, American Mourning Dove)

Contour body feather

Wild Turkey (Eastern Wild Turkey)

Body contour feather, specifically a breast feather with a distinctive iridescent terminal band

White-winged Dove

Contour body feather

Mallard (Wild Duck)

Flight feather, likely a secondary flight feather

Barred Owl (also known as the Northern Barred Owl or Hoot Owl)

Secondary flight feather (remige)

Northern Mockingbird

Tail feather (retrix), specifically one of the outer rectrices showing distinctive white patterning

American Crow

Primary flight feather, outer primary (p8-p10)

Great Horned Owl (Hoot Owl, Tiger Owl)

Contour body feather / semaplume transition, showing both a pennaceous tip and plumulaceous base

Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo (Funereal Cockatoo)

Contour feather, likely a body or covert feather

Common Magpie (Eurasian Magpie)

Contour body feather or upper covert

Great Horned Owl (also known as Tiger Owl or Hoot Owl)

Body contour feather / flank feather

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)

Contour body feather

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted or Red-shafted)

Contour feather (body feather with semiplume base)

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)

Tail feather (Rectrix)

Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, Rain Crow)

Contour body feather / Upperwing covert

Wild Turkey (Eastern Wild Turkey)

Body Contour Feather (Chest or Flank Covert)

Wild Turkey (also known as Eastern Wild Turkey, Merriam's Turkey)

Contour feather (body covert or tail-adjacent covert feather)

Mourning Dove (also known as the Carolina Dove or Rain Crow)

Contour body feather

Rock Pigeon (Rock Dove, Feral Pigeon)

Contour body feather

American Crow (Common Crow)

Primary flight feather, likely P6-P8

Blue Jay

Contour feather, likely from the wing coverts or secondary body region

American Kestrel (Sparrow Hawk)

Contour feather (Body or flank feather)

Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, Rain Crow)

Contour body feather / secondary covert

Bald Eagle (American Eagle)

Primary flight feather, likely outer primary (P7-P9)

Red-tailed Hawk (Chicken Hawk)

Body Contour Feather

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Browse species by feather type, plumage, colour, size, and habitat — each entry written like a page from a naturalist's notebook, with photographs and field notes.

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Zebra Dove

Contour feathers with bold, extensive black-and-white barring

Yellowhammer

Streaked contour feathers; chestnut rump feathers; notched tail with white outer edges

Yellow Wagtail

Long tail feathers (shorter than Grey Wagtail's); slim pointed wings

Yellow-vented Bulbul

Soft contour feathers with a slight crest

Yellow-throated Bunting

Body contour feathers with a short blunt crest tuft

Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo

Large, sturdy contour and flight feathers; short crest

What you get

A pocket ornithologist, always with you

Identify a feather, then explore everything about it — the bird, its plumage, and where it lives — all in one app.

Photo identification

Point your camera at any feather and get an answer in seconds — no field guide, no guesswork.

The bird behind the feather

Every feather leads back to its bird: common name, scientific name, and family, so you know exactly what you found.

Feather anatomy

Feather type, barb structure, texture, shape, size, and colour pattern — the details that set one species apart from the next.

Habitat & range

Where the bird lives, migrates, and nests — so a single feather tells a story about place and season.

Rarity & significance

Understand how common or rare your find is, plus cultural history and the ecological role each species plays.

Field notes & facts

Similar species, conservation status, and fascinating notes — written like a real naturalist would.

How it works

From photo to identification in seconds

Step 01
Snap a photo
Lay the feather on a plain surface in natural light. A clear shot of the vane and colour is all the AI needs.
Step 02
AI reads the feather
Our model reads shape, barb structure, pattern, and colour to identify the feather and the bird it came from.
Step 03
Read the field guide
Get species, family, habitat, rarity, and field notes — written like a page from a real ornithology guide.