Histology The study of the structure of animal and plant tissues.
this includes the feathers of birds and the leaf of plants.
The study of feathers is called pterylography. It focuses on the arrangement, structure, and growth of feathers on birds. Researchers use feathers to study aspects such as species identification, evolution, and health.
Histology The study of the structure of animal and plant tissues.this includes the feathers of birds and the leaf of plants.
The feathers on top of a peacock's head are called a "head crest"
owlet feathers
Turkey feathers.
they are called Down Feathers.
contour feathers
Down
Most baby birds are born with feathers called 'down'.
Down feathers.
It's called aviculture, darling. But let's be real, you're not running a bird sanctuary, you're just hoarding feathers like a magpie. Just call it what it is - feather collecting. No need to fancy it up.
Disease - birds do not normally loose their feathers. When they change them it is called moult. Moulting is a process (like shedding in mammals) done regularly by birds, to replace old feathers with new, healthy feathers. This is normal. When a bird loses many feathers at once, it is usually due to the bird plucking out its own feathers OR a condition called French Moult, for which there is no cure.