Speculum feathers
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speculum-feathers-297-9511889
title:
Speculum feathers
text:
The speculum is a patch, often distinctly coloured, on the secondary wing feathers, or remiges, of some birds. Examples of the colour(s) of the speculum in a number of ducks are: Common teal and green-winged teal: Iridescent green edged with buff.
Blue-winged teal: Iridescent green. The species' common name comes from the sky-blue wing coverts.
Crested duck and bronze-winged duck: Iridescent purple-bronze, edged white.
Pacific black duck: Iridescent green, edged light buff.
Mallard: Iridescent p
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description:
Patch on inner bird wings
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speculum_feathers
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date modified:
2023-11-26T07:54:06Z
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13
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