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The peacock has colorful plumage.
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Colorful songbirds known as honeycreepers were once abundant in Hawaii, filling the air with their chipper songs and vibrant plumage.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 June 2025
The massive room has a wood-burning fireplace adorned with the Jordan family crest, which features a pheasant in a nod to the family’s business of raising birds for plumage to sell in San Francisco’s garment district.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 7 June 2025
Budding ornithologists don’t need a suitcase full of birdwatching equipment — a trusty birding guide and heaps of patience are often the only tools required to identify plumage, eggs or sounds.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 May 2025
Sure, its plumage may not be as big or ostentatious as the peacock’s – though, to be fair, ostentatiousness is an important quality as these feathers have evolved to capture the attention of potential mates.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 June 2025
The massive room has a wood-burning fireplace adorned with the Jordan family crest, which features a pheasant in a nod to the family’s business of raising birds for plumage to sell in San Francisco’s garment district.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 7 June 2025
Budding ornithologists don’t need a suitcase full of birdwatching equipment — a trusty birding guide and heaps of patience are often the only tools required to identify plumage, eggs or sounds.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 May 2025
Sure, its plumage may not be as big or ostentatious as the peacock’s – though, to be fair, ostentatiousness is an important quality as these feathers have evolved to capture the attention of potential mates.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
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“Plumage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plumage. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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plumage
noun
plum·age
ˈplü-mij 
: the feathers of a bird
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