Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

The Scissor-tailed Flycatcher nests in the open country of Texas, Oklahoma, and the south-central region. It's an elegant bird with a slender, deeply forked tail longer than its body. Agile in flight, it can spread and fold its tail, altering the surface area, like an extra pair of wings. When displaying to a female, the male dives again and again, opening and closing his tail. He may even perform a reverse somersault, flashing his pink sides and that long streamer of a tail. ¡Escuche este episodio en BirdNote en Español ! More info and transcript at BirdNote.org . Want more BirdNote?

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This episode is 00:01:42 long.

This episode was published on Apr 25, 2026.

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