Monotypic. Length 10–14.8". Adult: medium-size with a long, forked tail. The male’s tail is longer than the female’s. Entirely pale gray head and back; extensive white in outer tail ...

A white-and-black, mid-sized raptor with a deeply forked tail, swallow-tailed kites (Elanoides forficatus) are arguably the most acrobatic and athletic of birds found in the Sunshine State.

Found mostly in Mexico and south through Argentina, this bird is known for its exceptionally long tail, which is forked and as much as three times as long as the bird’s body. It has a white ...

Swallows are summer migrants from Africa to Ireland, arriving here in spring and departing in autumn. If the weather is good ...

Wings and short, slightly forked tail are black. Underwing coverts grayish ... Winter: tidal flats to interior mountains. A few birds in southern California, but most from Mexico south to ...

Most remarkably, Baminornis had a short tail ending in a pygostyle ... The furcula is a forked bone found in birds and some dinosaurs. It likely belongs to Ornithuromorpha, a diverse group ...

Birds come in all shapes and colours. Although, black-coloured birds are most commonly spotted, here is a list of the most beautiful black-coloured birds ...

Snowbirds, human and wildlife alike, are headed for cooler weather. As seasons change, we welcome our warm water species to the waters of Pine Island Sound. The swallow-tailed kite is a unique bird ...

Swifts have a short forked tail and very long swept-back wings that resemble a crescent or a boomerang. They can fly at 69 mph (111 km/h), making them the fastest recorded birds at level height.