rectrix feather

rectrices

A flight feather that lies along a single horizontal row on the rear margin of the anatomical tail. Only the central pair are attached (via ligaments) to the tail bones; the remaining rectrices are embedded into the rectricial bulbs, complex structures of fat and muscle that surround those bones. Rectrices are always paired, with a vast majority of species having six pairs. They are absent in grebes and some ratites, and greatly reduced in size in penguins.

Tipo Bone
Estructura principal flight feather
Nombre latino rectrices

Preguntas frecuentes

What is the rectrix feather?
A flight feather that lies along a single horizontal row on the rear margin of the anatomical tail. Only the central pair are attached (via ligaments) to the tail bones; the remaining rectrices are embedded into the rectricial bulbs, complex structures of fat and muscle that surround those bones. Re
What is the Latin name for the rectrix feather?
The Latin name for the rectrix feather is rectrices.

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