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Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher - National Geographic
The striking scissor-tailed flycatcher is our only regular "long-tailed kingbird." It is not only graceful and beautiful, but also common and easy to observe. Monotypic. Length 10-14.8" (25-38 cm).
Identification 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 contrasts with blackish upperwings and central tail. Whitish underparts; pinkish wash on belly. Salmon to salmon-pink sides, flanks, and underwing coverts; bright red axillaries. Female duller; red crown patch reduced or absent. Juvenile:...
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Tiger Salamanders, Tiger Salamander Pictures, Tiger ...
During courtship, a male tiger salamander sometimes impersonates a female in order to sneak in and deposit his spermatophore on top of a rival male's.
Relative:
Size relative to a tea cup
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Tiger salamanders' markings are variable throughout their extensive range, but the most common marking resembles the vertically striped pattern of their mammalian namesake.
They are usually brown in color with brilliant yellow stripes or blotches over the length of their bodies. Their base color, however, can also be greenish or gray and their...
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