Wedge-tailed

Wedge-tailed

Wedge-tailed may refer to:

* Wedge-tailed Eagle, very large Australasian raptor
* Wedge-tailed Shearwater, medium-large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae


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  • Wedge-tailed — a. (Zo[ o]l.) Having a tail which has the middle pair of feathers longest, the rest successively and decidedly shorter, and all more or less attenuate; said of certain birds. See Illust. of {Wood hoopoe}, under {Wood}. [1913 Webster] {Wedge tail …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wedge-tailed — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : having a tail that has the middle pair of feathers longest with the rest successively and decidedly shorter and all more or less attenuate * * * wedgeˈ tailed adjective Having a tail in which the rectrices form the shape of …   Useful english dictionary

  • Wedge-tailed Jery — Conservation status Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Ki …   Wikipedia

  • Wedge-tailed eagle — Wedge tailed Wedge tailed , a. (Zo[ o]l.) Having a tail which has the middle pair of feathers longest, the rest successively and decidedly shorter, and all more or less attenuate; said of certain birds. See Illust. of {Wood hoopoe}, under {Wood} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wedge-tailed gull — Wedge tailed Wedge tailed , a. (Zo[ o]l.) Having a tail which has the middle pair of feathers longest, the rest successively and decidedly shorter, and all more or less attenuate; said of certain birds. See Illust. of {Wood hoopoe}, under {Wood} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wedge-tailed Hillstar — Conservation status Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification …   Wikipedia

  • Wedge-tailed Shearwater — Taxobox name = Wedge tailed Shearwater status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Procellariiformes familia = Procellariidae genus = Puffinus species = P. pacificus binomial …   Wikipedia

  • Wedge-tailed Eagle — Taxobox name = Wedge tailed Eagle status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 300px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Falconiformes familia = Accipitridae genus = Aquila species = A. audax binomial = Aquila audax… …   Wikipedia

  • Wedge-tailed Sabrewing — Taxobox name = Wedge Tailed Sabrewing status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 status ref=BirdLife International 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/48231/all Campylopterus curvipennis] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red… …   Wikipedia

  • Wedge-tailed Grass-finch — Taxobox name = Wedge tailed Grass finch status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Emberizidae genus = Emberizoides species = E. herbicola binomial = Emberizoides… …   Wikipedia

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