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 ...

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 ...

Swallows are summer migrants from Africa to Ireland, arriving here in spring and departing in autumn. If the weather is good they will often rear two or even three broods of young.

Four such feuding birds in our area are the American crow ... Scissor-tailed flycatchers are easily recognized by their long, forked tail feathers, gray dorsal colors and white underparts washed ...

Long-tailed tits must be up there for an award as our most cute little birds, and especially so for the young fledglings.