Iflegi ye-teardrop, ekwabizwa ngokuba yiflegi ye-feather okanye iflegi yeflegi, luhlobo lweflegi yentengiso efakwe njenge-teardrop. Ihlala yenziwa ngezinto ze-pontueties ezikhaphukhaphu kwaye ziqhotyoshelwe kwisibonda esiguqukayo, siyivumela ukuba iqhubele phambili kwaye ihambe ngomoya. Iiflegi ze-teardrop zihlala zisetyenziselwa intengiso yangaphandle kunye neenjongo zentengiso, ezinje ngemiboniso yorhwebo, imicimbi, kunye nokugcina izinto. Ziyilelwe ukutsala umdla kwaye zibonisa imiyalezo okanye iilogo zezolo. Iiflegi ze-teardrop ziphathwa kwaye kulula ukuzimisela, zibenze ukhetho oludumileyo lwamashishini kunye nemibutho ejonge ukwandisa ukubonakala kwabo.