SEM Studies on the Tongues of the Common Kingfisher and Ruddy Kingfisher

Abstract

The tongues of the common kingfisher and ruddy kingfisher were examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The tongues of the common kingfisher and ruddy kingfisher were an arrowhead-like shape. A pair of large conical papillae of the lingual body was inclined toward the posterior of the tongue on the posterior end. The many openings of the lingual glands existed in the laryngeal mound.