Why do birds have 3 types of feathers?

Answer 1

It depends on the bird. Quite often the most colorful displays are because of sexual selection and evolution. When mates go for birds with best and most pretty feathers, they tend to have offspring with very pretty display feathers. And the cycle continues with mates selecting for mates with good feather displays, and good feather displays allowing mating and offspring with good feather displays.

With sexual selection, once the cycle starts, evolution takes over and the whatever criteria that is being selected for is hyper accentuated by evolution, because the organism with that does the best because they get to mate, and their kids also are quite likely to share that same quality.

Answer 2

because it has big ones so it flys better and smaller ones on the tail because it flaps them when flying in air and medium every where else because it keeps it warmer every where.

Answer 3

The reason that birds may have different feathers and colours,because they may be from different species of birds.Like the different types and styles of birds.

Answer 4

cause of their genes and what traits get passed down.

like if your were to do a punnett squareto see what percent of the birds were to get bright feathers.

Answer 5

Because feathers are lighter for the birds to fly instead of fur that is heavier. Scales are used by fishes to swim.

Answer 6

primary flight feathers, secondary flight feathers, and tertiary flight feathers.