Bird Topography

by Mary Curry

 

  

Head

 

 

  1. Lores

  2. Eyes

  3. Median Crown Stripe

  4. Lateral Crown Stripe

  5. Eye Ring

  6. Post-ocular Stripe

  7. Moustache Stripe

  8. Chin

  9. Beak

 

 

Leg/Foot

1. Tibia

2. Tarsus

3. Claw

4. Toe

 

 

Wing

  1. Lesser Coverts

  2. Median Coverts

  3. Greater Coverts

  4. Tertials

  5. Secondaries

  6. Primaries

  7. Primary Coverts

 

 

Tail Shapes

  1. Rounded (wrens)

  2. Notched (Finches)

  3. Square (Warblers)

  4. Wedged (Doves)

 

 

  

 

  1. Crown

  2.Superloral/Forehead

  3. Upper Mandible

  4. Lower Mandible

  5. Chin

  6. Throat

  7. Breast

  8. Wing Coverts

  9. Secondaries

  10. Belly

  11. Leg

  12. Primaries

  13. Tail

  14. Upper Tail Coverts

  15. Rump

  16. Back

  17. Mantle

  18. Side of Neck

  19. Nape

  20. Eye

 

 

Drawings by Mary Curry

References:

National Audubon Society Field Guide North American Birds

The Basics of Bird Identification: Bird Topography

 

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