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Rump

The section of a bird's upperparts immediately above the upper tail coverts. It is often conspicuously coloured and so can be an important identification feature, for example in some types of wader. The rump is also called the 'uropygium'.

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From Peter Weaver's Birdwatcher's Dictionary
Copyright © 1981 by Peter Weaver


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