plumaged
Covered in feathers
Plumaged means having plumage—the feathers covering a bird.
The word almost always appears with a modifier describing the feathers' quality or appearance: a brilliantly plumaged parrot, the dark-plumaged crow.
Without a modifier, feathered works better.
Elaborately decorated
- adornedMade ornamental
- resplendentImpressively beautiful, richly shining
- embellishedDecorated or exaggerated
- festoonedAdorned with chains of decoration
bedecked · elaborate · flamboyant · lavish · opulent · fancy · exquisite · showy
Large enclosure for birds
- flockAnimals gathered together
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- ornithologyScientific study of birds
- wingspanTip-to-tip extent
songbirds · breeding · roosting · peacock · parrot · pheasant · quetzal · macaw
Toward lower ground
- quillsHollow defensive animal spikes
- barbsSharp points or jibes
- crestHighest point or tuft
- covertsConcealing undergrowth or plumage
molting · preening · pinfeathers · vaned · hackles · calamus · rachis · plumes
Full of life, intensity
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
- huesGradations of color
- brilliantIntensely bright or gifted
- vividIntensely clear and bright
multicolored · variegated · glossy · shimmering · lustrous · dazzling · spectacular · striking
ornate
Elaborately decorated
- adornedMade ornamental
- resplendentImpressively beautiful, richly shining
- embellishedDecorated or exaggerated
festooned · bedecked · elaborate · flamboyant · lavish · opulent · fancy · exquisite · showy · striking
aviary
Large enclosure for birds
- flockAnimals gathered together
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- ornithologyScientific study of birds
wingspan · songbirds · breeding · roosting · peacock · parrot · pheasant · quetzal · macaw · kingfisher
down
Toward lower ground
coverts · molting · preening · pinfeathers · vaned · hackles · calamus · rachis · plumes · contour
vibrant
Full of life, intensity
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
- huesGradations of color
- brilliantIntensely bright or gifted
vivid · multicolored · variegated · glossy · shimmering · lustrous · dazzling · spectacular · striking · kaleidoscopic
plumagedfeatherless
Lacking avian covering
unfeathered · plucked · naked · bald · denuded
plumagedunadorned
Lacking decoration or ornament
plain · drab · undecorated · ungarnished
- grey plumage
- colorful plumageVibrant bird coat
- breeding plumageOrnate feathers for courtship
- winter plumageBird's cold-season feathering
- black plumageBird's dark outer covering
- white plumageBird's colorless feather covering