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July 21, 2009

Which bird has the longest tongue?

Like most woodpeckers, wrynecks have long tongues which they use to extract their insect prey. Wryneck’s tongue is measured at two-thirds of its body length excluding the tail.

A bird with the longest tongue, Wryneck

A bird with the longest tongue, Wryneck

Source: Terres, J K. 1995. The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds. Wing Books, New York, NY

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