Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act 1976

19 (1) Plumage, that is to say, any feather or feathers, or any skin or any other part with any feather or feathers on it, of any bird or birds, other than excepted plumage.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1) above, excepted plumage means—

(a) plumage which is that only of a bird of any of the following species, namely—

• Chrysolophus pictus (golden pheasant)

• Gallus gallus (red junglefowl and domestic fowl)

• Phasianus colchicus (common pheasant, otherwise known as ring-necked pheasant)

• Struthio camelus (ostrich)

• Sturnus vulgaris (starling);

(b) plumage which is that only of a bird of any domestic form of any of the following species, namely—

• Anas platyrhynchos (domestic duck)

• Anser anser (domestic goose)

• Anser cygnoides (Chinese goose)

• Cairina moschata (Muscovy duck)

• Columba livia (domestic pigeon)

• Meleagris gallopavo (turkey)

• Numida meleagris (Guineafowl);

(c) plumage which consists only of the down feathers of any bird of the species Somateria mollissima (eider duck);

(d) plumage which consists only of the train feathers of any bird of the species Pavo cristatus (Indian peacock) ;

(e) plumage none of which falls outside paragraphs (a) to (d) above.