Reins (bird)

Arrow 11 indicates the reins

In ornithology , the term rein refers to an area of ​​the bird's head that extends from the base of the beak to the eye. This area is marked with "11" in the graphic on the right. The area can match the color of the rest of the head plumage. It can be completely unhindered, but also stand out from the rest of the head plumage due to a different plumage. In these cases, a rein stripe is also used, for example a species-typical plumage color as "white head plumage with a black rein stripe". If it continues behind the eye (runs over the eye, as it were), one also speaks of the eye stripe . The over-eye stripe, on the other hand, describes a stripe-shaped feather section above the eye, which forms a color contrast to the rest of the head plumage.

Examples

Noticeable rein patrols can be found in many bird families. Examples of bird species include:

• Kentish plover with rein stripes
• White-browed plover with rein stripes
• Great egret with a feathered reins
• Warbler with black reins, eye area and ear covers

gallery

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  Kentish plover

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  White-fronted plover

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  Great egret, bare rein

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  Warbler, with black reins, eye area and ear covers

literature

• Jonathan Alderfer (Ed.): Complete Birds of Northamerica . National Geographic, Washington DC 2006, ISBN 0-7922-4175-4 .
• Ralf Wassmann: Ornithological pocket dictionary . AULA-Verlag, Wiesbaden 1999, ISBN 3-89104-627-8 .