r/feathers • u/Double-Gift-7772 • Oct 13 '24

Common buzzard, wing or tail feather? The shape and marking are confusing me Feather

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u/Okamilota Oct 13 '24

This is a buzzard tail feather. Tail feathers of buzzards have more stipes that are densly packed, folowed by a large bar at a tip of the deather. They also are more boxy/rectangular, less curved. Exactly like in your picture. Some sources for you to compare pictures: https://www.featherbase.info/en/species/buteo/buteo

http://www.michelklemann.nl/verensite/start/index.html

http://www.vogelfedern.de/

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u/Khaniker Feather Enthusiast Oct 14 '24

Rectrice. Curve is too shallow to be secondary remige.

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u/De2nis Oct 14 '24

This looks just like a turkey feather I found…

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u/Novathekeet233 Oct 14 '24

It is not a turkey feather.

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u/budgie-n-bear Bird Enthusiast Oct 13 '24

It’s a flight feather :) ( the type)

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u/IRISH-117- Oct 13 '24

Turkey feather.

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u/Double-Gift-7772 Oct 13 '24

I doubt it, there are no turkeys where I live