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Posted by | Standard-Winged Nightjar |
Nureyev 🦆 (#30674) Toxic View Forum Posts Posted on 2018-05-16 14:10:12 |
Ok here is an amazing African bird which would make a brilliant decor! "The adult male has a bizarre and unusual wing ornament during the breeding season which consists of a broad central flight feather on each wing elongated to 38 cm, much longer than the bird's body. 20 cm or more of this is bare shaft. In normal flight, these feathers trail behind, but in display flight they are raised vertically like standards. Outside the breeding season, there are no plumage distinctions between the male and female." Wiki article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard-winged_nightjar Another article, with some videos: https://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2017/08/01/the-amazing-display-of-the-standard-winged-nightjar/ |
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