Longest bird tongue

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).