The thick, yellow tail is not actually tail feathers ... while their bodies are only about 4.5 inches long. As the bird flies, the streamer-like tail feathers flow and make a humming sound.

Its calls are usually loud and often provide the best evidence to the presence of the bird ... tent caterpillars. The yellow-billed cuckoo has a slender body, a long tail, and rounded wings.

Bird lovers ... wings and their long tail seems to hold them afloat." Mr Roderick said that during a recent holiday on the Mid North Coast he observed a high number of yellow-tailed black ...

The Center for Biological Diversity has called on U.S. Fish and Wildlife to protect the Bendire's thrasher amid report on declining bird populations.

Target for collectors or breeders if let loose Bird ecologist Eric Woehler said in his 45-year career "this is the first time I've seen a yellow-tailed black cockatoo that's missing the black".

Long-tailed tits must be up there for an award as our most cute little birds, and especially so for the young fledglings. When they leave the nest, the babies will often line up together on a tree ...

Long-tailed ducks are sea ducks, a tribe of 15 species of the duck subfamily of birds. Sea ducks nest in Minnesota, the appellation “sea” not restrictive. Nesters are common goldeneye ...

with a pair of long tail wires. The female is maroon brown, with a darker head and a lighter belly and a yellow or white beak. These birds mainly eat fruits, seeds and small insects. Red-billed ...