A Sulphur-crested Cockatoo displaying its brightly coloured crest feathers.
A group of elongated feathers on the top of a bird's head, which may be raised during courtship or to indicated alarm. A crest is often a prominent plumage feature, but in some species it is not easily visible when lowered.[1]
The cockatoo family, including the Cockatiel, have prominent crests.
Species with notable crests
In ratites
- The Elegant Crested Tinamou and the Quebracho Crested Tinamou both have a much elongated, forming long, narrow, gently upcurved erectile crest.[2][3]
In waterfowl
- Wood Duck has a long, drooping crest off its hindcrown.[4]
- The Male Tufted Duck has a long and loose crest, while the female's crest is short and neat.[4]
- Male Steller's Eider has a greenish tuft.[4]
- Female Common Merganser (aka Goosander) has a longish, even-length crest.[4]
- In both sexes in the Red-breasted Merganser, they have a bushy, untidy and uneven crest.[4]
- The Hooded Merganser male has a large, fan-shaped crest with a conspicuous white patch, while the female's crest is brown.[4]
- The Smew, in both sexes, has a rounded crest.[4]
In gamebirds
- The Ruffed Grouse has a triangular crest that may be inconspicuous when lowered.[4]
Gallery
Citron-crested Cockatoo crest feathers (on 1 cm grid)
Female Galah displaying
Eurasian Hoopoe – the national bird of Israel
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References
- ^ Frances, Peter; et al. (2007). Bird: The Definitive Visual Guide. Dorling Kindersley Inc. ISBN 1564582957.
- ^ Cabot, J., Christie, D.A., Jutglar, F., Sharpe, C.J. & Kirwan, G.M. (2015). Elegant Crested Tinamou (Eudromia elegans). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.) (2015). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/52452 on 14 September 2015).
- ^ Cabot, J., Christie, D.A., Jutglar, F., Garcia, E.F.J., Sharpe, C.J. & Kirwan, G.M. (2015). Quebracho Crested Tinamou (Eudromia formosa). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.) (2015). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/52453 on 14 September 2015).
- ^ a b c d e f g h Stokes, Donald W. and Stokes, Lilian Q. (2010). Stokes Field Guide to the Birds of North America. Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 9770316010504 Check
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