Question

Do birds have scales on their body?​

Answer 1

They don’t have true “scales”

The answer is a bit complicated, the scales of birds are not actually scales, but highly modified scale-like feathers called reticulae that appear when the gene for feather development in birds is suppressed during the early stages of development. It is thought by scientists That originally, the precursors of feathers evolved from archosaurian scales as insulation, and Subsequently evolved into a more complex integument that eventually developed into modern-day avian feathers.

Answer 2

yes ,they have scales on their body