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

