Types of Feathers

Feather Diagram
Colors

Feather Worksheet
Identify the six different kinds of feathers.

Identify the three main

parts of a feathers.

The color ____________________ is not made by a pigment in bird feathers. It is caused by the
____________________________ effect. To make a feather look green, most birds use this optical
illusion mixed with a ______________________________ pigment.

Uses

List the 6 most common ways a bird uses its feathers:

Feathers and the Law

The ____________________________________________________ signed in 1918 protected birds

from being hunted for their feathers. It also made it illegal to collect any ______________________,
_______________________, or _______________________. Three birds that are not protected are
the: ______________________________________, _____________________________________,
and _______________________________________.