Longest bird tongue
- Who
- wryneck (Jynx torquilla)
- What
- 16.5 centimetre(s)
- When
- 01 January 0001
Relative to body size, the longest tongue of any bird is that of the wryneck (Jynx torquilla), a European relative of woodpeckers. Its tongue measures two thirds of its entire 16.5-cm body length (excluding its tail feathers).