Bird topography
Nape
The back of the neck.
Bird topography
Related terms
Full glossary
Mantle
The upper back, between the nape and the scapulars.
Secondaries
Flight feathers along the "forearm" that form the inner trailing edge of the wing.
Eye-ring
A ring of contrasting feathers or bare skin around the eye.
Primaries
The outermost flight feathers of the wing, attached to the "hand"; they provide most of the forward thrust.
Culmen
The upper ridge of the bill from its tip to where the feathers begin.
Lores
The area between the eye and the base of the bill.