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   ocr: TONGUES BARBED TIP LTHOUGH MOST birds EXTENDABLE TONGUE Barbs at the tip of have a short, stiff tongue, The long, sticky tongue the tongue are used some species have a specialized loops over the skull to impale insects tongue to suit their diet. The bones when not in use flamingo has a fringed tongue to: filter small animals from the water, while nectar-drinking birds have a tongue in the shape of a tube or brush. GREEN WOODPECKER Tos seize insects from the tunnels it bores into trees, this bird Can extend its slender tong He Hp to four times the length ofits beak.