Feathers Quiz

Identify the feathers below and describe how they help a raptor to survive.

Down Feather

Type of feather:

Why is this feather important?

 

Counter Feather

Type of feather:

Why is this feather important?

 

Flight Feather

Type of feather:

Why is this feather important?

 

Quiz created by BLM Snake River Birds of Prey NCA staff, 1997. Boise, ID. The illustration of quiz © The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Ornithology by M. Brooke and T. Birkhead, 1991. Cambridge University Press, New York, NY. Reproduced with permission.