Birds are some of the most colorful animals on Earth ... which they stun before eating by banging the insects' heads on a branch. The paradise tanager (Tangara chilensis) is a 5.5-inch-long ...

According to the study, the most colorful birds live mostly in dense and humid ... foot configuration that allows them to perch on a branch. They account for 60% of all known bird species ...

but U.S. birds also display a wide array of striking hues. But just how colorful are our avian friends? USA TODAY analyzed over 500 photographs of bird species provided by the Macaulay ...

An immature indigo bunting perches on a branch in Las Cruces, Costa Rica. The birds are known for their rich, deep blue hues. Photograph By CAGAN H. SEKERCIOGLU Ridgway's 1912 book, Color ...

The origin of these differences in plumage has puzzled scientists for centuries: did colorful feathers evolve in the tropics or do tropical birds have colorful ancestors that flocked to the region ...

A pair of Europe’s most colorful birds were spotted in central Germany yesterday after having returned to their breeding ...

Yale ornithologist Richard Prum has spent years studying the molecules and nanostructures that give many bird species their rich colorful plumage, but nothing prepared him for what he found in ...

There are many fascinating bird species across Peru, but you can distinguish this cock-of-the-rock by its colorful plumage. The males often have more orange feathers, and the females are more on ...