Scissor-tailed Flycatcher perched on barbed wire Postcard

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher perched on barbed wire fence. Adult birds have pale grey heads and upper parts, light underparts, salmon-pink flanks and undertail coverts, and dark grey wings. Axillars and patch on underwing coverts are red. Their extremely long, forked tails, which are black on top and white on the underside, are characteristic and unmistakable. At maturity, the male may be up to 15 in (38 cm) in length, while the female's tail is up to 30% shorter. The wingspan is 15 cm (5.9 in) and the weight is up to 43 g (1.5 oz). Immature birds are duller in colour and have shorter tails. A lot of these birds have been reported to be more than 40 cm (16 in).