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The peacock has colorful plumage.
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The study found several important connections: Both alpha and beta bacterial diversity were related to individual variation in body condition and plumage color saturation, but glucocorticoid (a stress hormone) concentrations were not.
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Grrlscientist, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Based on its plumage, birders say the anhinga is a young female that was likely born last year.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024
Photos posted by the park show the animal — distinguished by its dark brown or black and white plumage and bright yellow beak — perched atop a tall tree on a riverbank.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Heads, wings and plumage were scattered at regular intervals.
—Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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Grrlscientist, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Based on its plumage, birders say the anhinga is a young female that was likely born last year.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024
Photos posted by the park show the animal — distinguished by its dark brown or black and white plumage and bright yellow beak — perched atop a tall tree on a riverbank.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Heads, wings and plumage were scattered at regular intervals.
—Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Plumage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plumage. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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plumage
noun
plum·age
ˈplü-mij 
: the feathers of a bird
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