Supercilium, the Glossary
The supercilium is a plumage feature found on the heads of some bird species.[1]
Table of Contents
16 relations: Beak, Bird, Bird anatomy, Broad-billed sandpiper, Canada warbler, Dusky warbler, Feather, Jack snipe, Lore (anatomy), Louisiana waterthrush, New World warbler, Northern waterthrush, Old World warbler, Pipit, Plumage, Radde's warbler.
- Feathers
Beak
The beak, bill, or rostrum is an external anatomical structure found mostly in birds, but also in turtles, non-avian dinosaurs and a few mammals.
Bird
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.
Bird anatomy
Bird anatomy, or the physiological structure of birds' bodies, shows many unique adaptations, mostly aiding flight.
See Supercilium and Bird anatomy
Broad-billed sandpiper
The broad-billed sandpiper (Calidris falcinellus) is a small wading bird.
See Supercilium and Broad-billed sandpiper
Canada warbler
The Canada warbler (Cardellina canadensis) is a small boreal songbird of the New World warbler family (Parulidae).
See Supercilium and Canada warbler
Dusky warbler
The dusky warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus) is a leaf warbler which breeds in the east Palearctic.
See Supercilium and Dusky warbler
Feather
Feathers are epidermal growths that form a distinctive outer covering, or plumage, on both avian (bird) and some non-avian dinosaurs and other archosaurs. Supercilium and Feather are feathers.
Jack snipe
The jack snipe or jacksnipe (Lymnocryptes minimus) is a small stocky wader.
See Supercilium and Jack snipe
Lore (anatomy)
The lore (adj. loreal) is the region between the eyes and nostrils of birds, reptiles, and amphibians. Supercilium and lore (anatomy) are bird anatomy.
See Supercilium and Lore (anatomy)
Louisiana waterthrush
The Louisiana waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) is a New World warbler, that breeds in eastern North America and winters in the West Indies and Central America.
See Supercilium and Louisiana waterthrush
New World warbler
The New World warblers or wood-warblers are a group of small, often colorful, passerine birds that make up the family Parulidae and are restricted to the New World.
See Supercilium and New World warbler
Northern waterthrush
The northern waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) is a species of ground-feeding migratory New World warbler of the genus Parkesia.
See Supercilium and Northern waterthrush
Old World warbler
Old World warblers are a large group of birds formerly grouped together in the bird family Sylviidae.
See Supercilium and Old World warbler
Pipit
The pipits are a cosmopolitan genus, Anthus, of small passerine birds with medium to long tails.
Plumage
Plumage is a layer of feathers that covers a bird and the pattern, colour, and arrangement of those feathers. Supercilium and Plumage are bird anatomy and feathers.
Radde's warbler
Radde's warbler (Phylloscopus schwarzi) is a leaf warbler which breeds in Siberia.
See Supercilium and Radde's warbler
See also
Feathers
- Aigrette
- Alula
- Avifilopluma
- Boa (clothing accessory)
- Conservation and restoration of feathers
- Covert feather
- Crest (feathers)
- Delayed feathering in chickens
- Down feather
- Eagle feather law
- Ear tuft
- Eye-ring
- Feather
- Feather development
- Feather duster
- Feather hole
- Feather pecking
- Feather-plucking
- Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle
- Featherwork
- Flight feather
- Hackles
- Hen feathering
- Imping
- List of poultry feathers
- Marabou (fashion)
- Pennaceous feather
- Pin feather
- Plumage
- Plume (feather)
- Plume hunting
- Preening
- Quill
- Speculum feathers
- Supercilium
- Tarring and feathering
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercilium
Also known as Split supercilium, Supercilia, Supercilium drop, Supraloral, Supraloral stripe.