The crown is the top of a bird’s head, a patch extending roughly from the point above the eyes back to just where the rear of the head begins to slope down the back of the bird’s neck. In the strictest sense, the crown is only the very top and center of the head and does not extend extensively down the sides of a bird’s face. More casual definitions, however, allow the term crown to be used for the entire broader top of a bird’s head, though the sides of the face and the back of the neck are generally not included in the crown.