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. 2010 Jul 21;8(57):489–499. doi: 10.1098/rsif.2010.0268

Table 1.

Description of levels of feather damage (from [15]).

score description of body flight feathers
0 well feathered body part with no/little damage intact
1 slight damage with feathers ruffled, body is completely or almost completely covered few feathers separated and/or broken/missing
2 severe damage to feathers, but localized naked area (<5 cm2) all feathers separated and several broken/missing
3 severe damage to feathers and large naked areas (>5 cm2) most feathers broken/missing
4 severe damage to feathers and large naked areas (> 5 cm2) all feathers missing/broken and/or broken skin