Unusual even among early birds and feathered dinosaurs, Microraptor is one of the few known bird precursors to sport long flight feathers on the legs as well as the wings.
Neobičan čak i za prve ptice i pernate dinosaure, Microraptor je jedan od rijetkih poznatih prethodnika ptica koji je imao duga letna pera na stopalima kao i na prednjim udovima i rukama.