Map of a Bird - External Bird Anatomy

Have you ever had trouble describing a bird? It might have helped to have a map of a bird to help you. Let's explore the parts of a bird! Please subscribe to continue learning what makes life AWESOME: BioBush.tv/sub...
This is a general overview of the outside of a bird. Some words you have heard before, like "tail". But I learned a lot of new words in making this guide, and I hope you do as well!
Just so you know, there are many, many more words for specific parts of birds. Alula. Supraorbital ridge. Tonial notch. But I tried to strike a balance where we could all learn something new without spending 15 minutes talking about different features of a bird head. That is a video for a different day.
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[@annonymous-pr3ky]

I'm gonna use this for drawing! Thanks a bunch!

[@BioBush]

I'm glad you found this helpful! There are so many things out there to learn. Thanks for watching!

[@rock_garden_m]

this was great! i’ve been getting into drawing and painting birds again, and realized i never learned the parts of a bird. this was super informative and easy to understand!

[@TheWildlifeBrothers]

This was great Steve! Learning the whole "map" of a bird's anatomy is definitely something that takes a lot of review, so I'm glad to have this video to go back to. I learned a bunch as always, thanks for making this one! - Harrison and Evan

[@BioBush]

Guys, there are so many words for parts of a bird. I learned a lot in making this video too, so it's a win-win situation. I'm glad there are self-motivated learners and teachers out there like you two! Thank you for watching.

[@meg5016]

In college, taking a class for Ornithology/Vert science course and this channel has been so helpful!! Thank you for your contribution 😭

[@BioBush]

Hi Meg! I'm glad you have found this useful. I always found birds confusing, so I'm learning right along with you. Thanks for watching!

[@raynnu]

I found this channel and I'm in love with birds

[@BioBush]

Hi Ray! I'm glad you found the channel. There are so many interesting things to learn about birds, and lots of videos about them here. Thanks for watching!

[@abhaykatekar]

Excellent. Thanks

[@BioBush]

Glad you liked it! There are so many interesting things to learn in the world. Thank you for watching!

[@matthiasjagdm3949]

Thank you i really needed this information

[@BioBush]

I'm glad this video was helpful, Matthias! There are many words we did not cover in this map, so maybe that will be a future video. But there are different levels of map and this one is more for birdwatchers or people who are building a mental model of birds. I appreciate you watching again this week!

[@CuteKhan10]

Excellent Video!

[@BioBush]

Thank you, Nooni! There are so many interesting things to learn about birds. Thank you for watching!

[@primus8282]

This channel is a gem. All of your videos are amazing! Thank you for what you do

[@BioBush]

Thank you for the kind words, Primus Jake! It has been such a privilege to make videos for people like you who want to learn. Thank you for watching!

[@Ecotasia]

Awesome job Steve! I really like all the "map" videos you have been doing this year. I mean I use the term retrices in conversation.

[@BioBush]

Thank you, John! There will be a couple more map videos this year. One about the state birds of India, and one about the state birds of Brazil, because they are both full of beautiful, tropical birds. There is also room in the world for a super-detailed version of this video, naming every single part of a bird with a name. I like people who use the word 'retrices' in a normal sentence. It's like a secret handshake that denotes you as a cool self-motivated learner. And the conversation has already got to be a good one to have the opportunity to use retrices in context. (I'm assuming you don't just interrupt your normal sentences by adding the word retrices.) Thanks for watching again this week!

[@cburang4019]

Awsome~ very interesting way to anatomy bird , thanks

[@BioBush]

Thank you, C Burang! It's amazing how many words there are for parts of a bird. I appreciate you watching again this week!

[@pumpkinlyla7287]

I love you so much for this video, thank you!

[@BioBush]

Thanks for the kind words! I'm glad you found it helpful. There are so many things out there to learn about birds. Thanks for watching!

[@MikeyKiKiTV]

Wow this video had more information and effort than most youtube videos out there. love it and instant sub!

[@BioBush]

Thank you for the kind words, Mikey! There is so much to learn about birds that there is no shortage of information for each video. I appreciate you watching!

[@naturewithgabe]

Wonderful video! You did a great job explaining and showing examples!

[@BioBush]

Thank you, Gabe! It's a format you could easily borrow for your videos about herps, teaching the different names for parts of a reptile or amphibian. Congratulations in advance on your upcoming 1k subscribers! Keep up your good work!

[@naturewithgabe]

@@BioBush thanks! I appreciate it!

[@athenastevens9315]

writing a story and one of my characters is half bird half human, centaur-style, so this video is a lot of help. thanks!

[@BioBush]

That's a fun concept for a character, Athena! I'm glad this was helpful to you. Thank you for watching, and let me know if you have any hypothetical questions about the biology of this creature.

[@alanplummer]

Very well done!

[@BioBush]

Thank you, Alan! There are so many interesting things to learn about birds. I appreciate you watching!

[@pyro38255]

yeah

[@BioBush]

Thanks for watching, Kira! There are so many interesting things to learn about birds!

[@ishabansal7380]

Thanks for the detailed video. I am having hard time remembering these anatomy words. Is there an explanation of why a particular region is called so, or an easy way to remember the words . I am sure, i am not the only one struggling @biobush

[@BioBush]

Hi Isha! That's a good point. Unfortunately, the reasons the body parts are called so is not helpful. Nape, for example, is the Middle English word for the back of the neck. Or Auricular derives from the Latin word for things related to the ear. It's arbitrary. I can see how a learning aide would be helpful in the field or on a test. I'll add it to the pool of ideas for future videos. Thanks for watching!

[@israel_ns]

Hello, Steve, thank you for this. Helped me a lot! But I'm struggling to find more details about scapulars feathers, like position in body, shape, quantity, etc... Could you help with that, pls? Thank you, again

[@BioBush]

Hi Elixxx, I checked my normal sources and there's nothing that specific about scapular feathers. Your best chance is to study photos of birds with their wings open. You may become the world's expert on scapular feathers! If you ever do find the information you're looking for, please let me know, because I'm curious too now. :)

[@brenishamango2769]

Thank u 💓

[@BioBush]

You're welcome, Brenisha! There are so many things out there to learn about birds. Thanks for watching!

[@brenishamango2769]

@@BioBush my cockatiels just layed 3 eggs 🥚 and this helped me learn some more..

[@jessiwylde4748]

my frizzle chicken is a mass of curly fluff

[@BioBush]

Haha. These feather regions are all still there, just a bit more blurry on the edges. Thank you for watching!

[@MJ_2Day]

this guy sounds like Cary Huang

[@virtualchickenfan891]

IT WASN'T HOW >:( IT NEEDS REPLACEMENTS OF THE NAMES LIKE Lores - Iceland Crown stripes: United States of America and Mexico Throat - South America and etc.

[@gasparddelanuit3462]

I am not sure that the ones you indicates as scapulars are all scapulars. If we follow the more lateral ones of that group you marked we see that they start under the marginals. Does that mean that they're actually tertials/humerals? Because scapulars can't grow from underneath marginals, can they?