“A lot of these birds-of-paradise have also evolved something called an ultra-black feather that really sucks in a lot of that light — which is interesting, because the group of birds-of ...

Give your bird of paradise the love they deserve with a touch of intentional styling for a magnificent piece of statement foliage ...

Something that is immediately noticeable about the Western parotia and many other birds of paradise is that most of their feathers are a shade of black so dark and impenetrable that Martin and her ...

some male birds-of-paradise will raise their wings up to surround their face, creating what Martin and her colleagues describe as "a dark black halo". In the center of this frame, the bird will ...

Researchers recently discovered that dozens of species in the flamboyant family are biofluorescent, emitting a gleaming light ...

They're a spectacular sight in sunshine or shadow! Here's how birds of paradise use biofluorescence to their advantage. 🪶🟢 ...

Raggiana – Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea raggiana Order – Family: Passeriformes – Paradisaeidae Physical Description: These ...

A survey of museum specimens reveals that more than a dozen species of the birds sport biofluorescence in feathers, skin or even inside their throats.

Birds-of-paradise are known for their bright colours and courtship displays. Now, it turns out that many species also have body parts that fluoresce ...