ocr: FEATHER TYPES Mop BIRDS have help three main types of feathers. Flight teathers to provide lift and to steer. Contour feathers streamline a bird for flight. Down feathers hold in a bird's body heat. Many CONTOUR FEATHERS species also have special feathers, such as filoplumes; these hairlike feathers help a bird sense if its plumage is lying flat. DOWN FEATHERS TURQUOISE PARROT DID YOU KNOW? FLIGHT FEATHERS