Bird tails are complex structures that give us clues about bird flight and bird behavior. Knowing the variety of tail patterns helps us to identify birds, so let's talk bird tails. A bird's tail ...

Bird tails tell tales that help us clinch a bird’s identification. The tail’s shape and hues, as well as the way the bird holds its tail, are identifying characteristics. A bird's tail consists of a ...

In the hotly debated matter of bird-tail aerodynamics, the first wind tunnel measurements indicate that the prevailing theory may be wrong. The basic avian tail has the triangular shape of supersonic ...

Please take a look at the Mourning Dove in this photo. Notice that it doesn’t have a tail. Any idea what happened? Without its tail the dove looks a little strange, like a feathered ocarina. Can the ...