The Scissor-tailed Flycatcher got its name by the fact that its tail is shaped like scissors and opens up when it sees and catches a fly.
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Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher is the state's bird .
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Sounds like either the scissor tailed or fork tailed flycatcher.
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The official State bird of the US State of Oklahoma is the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher.
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All native migratory birds are protected by federal law.
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Because the bird opens and closes it's long tail feathers, resembling scissors.
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Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher was created in 1861.
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State Animal = Buffalo
State Amphibian = Bullfrog
State Fish = White Bass
State Bird = Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher
State Tree = Redbud
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the scissor tail fly catcher is the Oklahoma's state bird
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Oklahoma chose the scissor-tailed flycatcher as its state bird because it is commonly found in the state during the summer months and is known for its distinctive appearance and behavior. The bird's long tail feathers and graceful aerial displays make it a symbol of Oklahoma's natural beauty and wildlife.
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It is meant to model a scissor tail flycatcher bird.
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Flycaychers normally sit motionless on limbs, then issuing forth to snap up insects on the wing. There are several species, 365 to be exact in the world. Most are the size of slender robins, except for the Empidonax complex, which consists of five very similar species of small flycatchers, the willow, acadian, alder, yellow bellied, and least.
The larger members of the Tyrant flycatcher group includes the kingbird, great crested flycatcher, scissor tailed and fork tailed flycatchers.
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after much looking myself for this same answer, I have come to the best conclusion that it is some form of scissor tailed flycatcher, I too saw this bird and was intrigued by the long v shaped tail, such a lovely bird, evidently they mate here in summer
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The state bird of Oklahoma is the Scissor tailed Flycatcher.
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The state flower is mistle toe, and the most important university in all of Oklahoma is Oklhoma State University.
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Mascarene Paradise Flycatcher was created in 1766.
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insects including grasshopperGrasshopper
The grasshopper is an insect of the suborder Caelifera in the order Orthoptera. To distinguish it from bush crickets or katydids, it is sometimes referred to as the short-horned grasshopper...
s, robber-flies, and dragonflies
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