Brightly coloured bird losing its tail Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Brightly coloured bird losing its tail last seen in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is FLAMING.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FLAMING Brightly coloured bird losing its tail (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 22, 2019
3% PHEASANTS Long-tailed birds (9) Eugene Sheffer Mar 27, 2026
3% TERNS Fork-tailed birds (5) Commuter Feb 4, 2026
3% NOSEGAY Smell brightly coloured bunch of flowers (7) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 20, 2026
3% FLAMINGO Brightly coloured tail of indigo bird (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 10, 2025
3% OSTRICH Huge tail of distinct, brightly coloured bird (7)
3% YELLOWHAMMER Brightly coloured bird (12) The Telegraph Quick Aug 9, 2021
3% KINGFISHER Brightly-coloured bird (10) The Telegraph Quick Nov 29, 2016
2% COOLTO Lose interest in (6) Newsday Mar 29, 2026
2% CUCKOO Bird with a call that sounds like its name (6) (6) The Sun Mini Mar 28, 2026

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