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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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Recent identifications
A rolling collection of feathers just identified by the Feather Identifier community.
Mute Swan
Contour (Body feather)
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored or Oregon morph)
Rectrix (Tail feather), likely the outer-most (R6) or second-most outer (R5) position
Wild Turkey
Body Contour Feather with prominent Aftershaft
American Kestrel (Sparrow Hawk)
Contour (body feather), potentially a lower back or flank feather
Red-tailed Hawk (Chicken Hawk)
Secondary flight feather (Remex), likely from the inner portion of the wing.
Red-tailed Hawk
Secondary Flight Feather (Remiges)
Great Horned Owl (also known as Tiger Owl or Hoot Owl)
Contour (Body feather), likely from the lower breast, flank, or belly region.
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)
Flight feather (Rectrix / Tail Feather)
Lady Amherst's Pheasant
Tail feather (Rectrix), specifically an upper tail covert or lateral tail feather.
Mourning Dove (also known as Rain Dove or Turtle Dove)
Flight feather (Secondary remex)
Blue Jay
Tail feathers (Rectrices)
Yellow-naped Amazon (alternate: Yellow-naped Parrot)
Primary Flight Feather (Remiges), likely P7 or P8 from the left wing
Wild Turkey (also known as Eastern Wild Turkey)
Primary flight feather (Remex), likely from the outer wing (P7-P10 range)
Mourning Dove
Primary flight feather (remex), specifically one of the outer primaries (P8-P10)
Wild Turkey
Secondary flight feather (remiges)
Mallard (specifically the drake's flank/scapular feather)
Contour feather (Scapular or Flank)
Wild Turkey
Body Contour feather with prominent Aftershaft (Semiplume)
Eastern Bluebird
Contour (body feather)
Indian Peafowl (Peacock)
Display Tail Covert (Ocellated Rectrix)
American Kestrel (Sparrow Hawk)
Body Contour feather
Pied Avocet
Flight feather (Secondary remex)
Black-capped Vireo
Contour (Body feather)
Canada Goose
Flight feather (Remiges), likely a Secondary or inner Primary flight feather.
Ring-necked Pheasant; also known as the Common Pheasant
Tail feather (Rectrix), specifically an outer or intermediate rectrix
Canada Goose (Honker, French Goose)
Primary flight feather (remex), likely from the mid-to-outer wing (P6-P8)
American Crow
Primary flight feather (Remiges), likely P4-P6
Bald Eagle
Contour (Body feather), likely from the nape or upper back (mantle/scapular area).
Wild Turkey (Eastern Wild Turkey)
Flight feather (secondary remex) or upper wing covert
Ring-necked Pheasant
Tail (Retices), specifically one of the lateral (side) tail feathers.
Great Egret (also known as Common Egret, Large Egret, or White Heron)
Semiplume / Aigrette (Ornamental breeding plume)
Wild Turkey
Primary flight feather (Remige)
Mallard (Wild Duck)
Contour (Body Feather)
Red-tailed Hawk
Secondary flight feather (Remex)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
Contour (Body feathers) and Tail (Rectrices)
Red-tailed Hawk (Eastern or Western subspecies)
Tail (Rectrix)
Canada Goose
Tail feather (Rectrix)
Red-tailed Hawk
Primary Flight Feather (Remiges), likely P8 or P9 based on the degree of asymmetry
Wild Turkey
Tail (Rectrix)
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
Contour Feather (Body/Shoulder), likely a Greater Covert or Scapular feather
Javan Myna (also known as the White-vented Myna)
Primary flight feather, likely one of the outer remiges (P7-P9) due to the distinct emargination.
Great Horned Owl (also known as Tiger Owl or Hoot Owl)
Body Contour Feather
Great Horned Owl (also known as Tiger Owl or Hoot Owl)
Contour feather (Body feather), likely from the flank, belly, or upper leg (crural) region.The feather & bird encyclopedia
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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
Zone-tailed Hawk
Broad flight feathers; banded tail feathers; dense dark body feathers
Yellow-vented Bulbul
Soft contour feathers with a slight crest
Zenaida Dove
Contour and flight feathers, faint iridescent sheen on neck
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Identify a feather, then explore everything about it — the bird, its plumage, and where it lives — all in one app.
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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
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- 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.
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