Kingfishers Brilliant Feathers Grow Through | 4K | Discover Wildlife | Robert E Fuller
Watch as these kingfisher chicks get their brilliant feathers.
Filmed: May 2023
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Kingfisher feathers
This video follows the process as kingfisher chicks get their feathers. As tiny chicks, kingfishers feathers are protected by a waxy cuticle. Then shortly before these birds fledge these pins drops off to reveal the brilliant blue feathers underneath.
Pin feathers
Kingfishers keep their pins longer than many other birds because these cuticles help keep the chick feathers from becoming clogged by th
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