Unlike birds whose plumage is mostly blue, the green coloring of a green bird‘s feathers is the result of pigment, not a trick of the light. These birds’ emerald green, lime green, chartreuse, or ...

In breeding season, these birds have white feathers that are dusted with light gray. Their heads are white, and some also ...

Why it's awesome: The southern cassowary is one of the most prehistoric-looking birds on Earth. They are often likened to a modern-day dinosaur due to their massive size, vivid colouration and ...

In red feathers, these chains of carbon atoms ended with an organic compound called aldehyde. In yellow feathers, the chains ended with a different molecule called carboxylic acid.

And birds of paradise did.” Martin and Carr eventually set up a special blue-light photo booth for bird specimens’ fluorescent portraits. In the pitch dark, feet fluoresced in a variety of ...

The feathers and beak of the red bird-of-paradise absorb blue and UV light and emit it in ... Birds-of-paradise ‘glow’ with their skin and feathers. By James Ashworth. First published . 18 February ...

WENTZVILLE, Mo. — Genetically rare birds are starting to call Missouri home. Just months after a rare yellow Northern Cardinal was photographed in a St. Louis resident's backyard, homeowners in ...

For instance, long-beaked wading birds known as great snipes have been clocked flying 23,000 feet above Earth’s surface. But scientists can’t say why the animals climb to such extreme heights.