More information: Daniel M. Hooper et al, Spread of yellow-bill-color alleles favored by selection in the long-tailed finch hybrid system, Current Biology (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.10.019 ...
The striking scissor-tailed flycatcher is our only regular “long-tailed kingbird ... and underwing coverts; bright red axillaries. Female duller; red crown patch reduced or absent.
but red-shouldered shows 3 bands on the folded secondaries; broad-winged lacks the pale crescent at the base of the primaries. Juvenile Northern Harrier is rufous underneath, but long tail ...
It was about 15-16 inches long — with its tail accounting for much of its length — and weighed about 9-12 ounces. This bird had red eyes, a black bill and red feet. The male had a red breast and ...
It's an unusual family - a pair of bald eagles have taken a baby red-tailed hawk ... "The fact that it survived so long is absolutely amazing," raptor specialist David Bird told the Vancouver ...
Both are found in Jamaica and the red-billed is the country’s national bird. Some biologists believe the black-billed is a subspecies of the other bird. Read here to learn more about hummingbirds.