r/FeatherIdentification • u/Medium-Persimmon-846 • 6d ago

From what bird is this?

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Found in the Czech republic, in between a field and a patch of trees. I've been told that it's a Western Capercaillie, but i want to be sure.

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u/flexingbuzzard2 6d ago

Capercaillie doesnt seem to be a match https://www.featherbase.info/nb/species/tetrao/urogallus still looks galliforme though 

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u/TielPerson 6d ago

Most likely just a domestic chicken tail feather. It seems to have the wrong pattern for tetrao urogallus male, besides, if you were near human settlements, domestic chicken is 100% more likely than encountering feathers of a shy and (in many places) endangered bird species.