Gorget (bird): Difference between revisions

[[File:Hummingbird.jpg|thumb|Like many [[hummingbird]]s, the male [[Costa's Hummingbirdhummingbird]] has an iridescent gorget.]]

A '''gorget''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|ɔːr|dʒ|ᵻ|t}} {{respell|GOR|jit}}) is a patch of colored [[feather]]s found on the throat or upper breast of some species of [[bird]]s.<ref>{{cite book |editor1-first=Bruce |editor1-last=Campbell |editor2-first=Elizabeth |editor2-last=Lack |title=A Dictionary of Birds |publisher=T & A D Poyser |location=Calton, Staffs, England |page=254 |isbn=0-85661-039-9 |year=1985}}</ref> It is a feature found on many male [[hummingbird]]s, particularly those found in North America; these gorgets are typically [[iridescent]].<ref>{{cite book |first=Steve N. G. |last=Howell |title=Hummingbirds of North America: The Photographic Guide |year=2002 |publisher=Academic Press |isbn=0-12-356955-9 |page=1}}</ref> Other species, such as the [[Purplepurple-throated Fruitcrowfruitcrow]]<ref>{{cite book |title=The Birds of South America: The suboscine passerines |first1=Robert S. |last1=Ridgely |first2=Guy |last2=Tudor |first3=William L. |last3=Brown |page=771 |year=1994 |location=Austin, TX |publisher=University of Texas Press |isbn=0-292-77063-4}}</ref> and [[Chukarchukar Partridgepartridge]], also show the feature.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Chukar Partridge: Its Introduction, Life History and Management |first=Glen C. |last=Christensen |page=33 |location=Reno, NV |publisher=Nevada Department of Fish and Game |year=1970}}</ref> The term is derived from the [[gorget]] used in military armor to protect the throat. (which is called ''{{Wikt-lang|fro|gorge}}'' in French).