It is used mostly for flight- like a rudder on a boat. It is also used for balance, and, in mating season, some male birds use it for display.
Insects do have tails. They use it just like birds do.
Some have very ornate tails, used in attracting mates.
there isint one
Both of them have tails
Honey badgers use their tails to climb trees to raid the nests of birds.
peacock
A birds tail swerves its body left and right. It also has drag.
coyotes predatory birds and hunters
they use it to steer their body in the sky
Some do. some birds. like with their tail feather.
Tails for most flying birds help them steer while flying. This applies for the elf owl.
The glue used to reattach the birds' tails contained harmful chemicals that could be toxic to the birds when ingested or absorbed through their skin. The scientists were concerned about potential negative effects on the birds' health and well-being from exposure to these chemicals.