Caption

Common kestrel showing its anvil-shaped tongue with backward-facing conical papillae to facilitate swallowing and prevent food from being regurgitated

Date

Jan 23, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/alimdi / Arterra

Reference

BRK26B14_396

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

34,8Mb (2,2Mb) / 14,2in x 9,5in / 4272 x 2846 (300dpi)

Keywords

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