It is the central feathers in the tail that are very long, which gives the bird an elegant silhouette as it flies. The ...

The blue and green beauty was spotted in North Raleigh and could be part of a trio abandoned in Wake Forest. NC has also seen ...

Feathers: Displays of Brilliant Plumage by Robert Clark, published by Chronicle Books 2016 The Wilson’s bird of paradise is noted for its two long, curled tail feathers (a single tail feather ...

the Wild Exotic Bird Conservation Act prohibits the importation of certain species into the United States. But someone may petition to add a species to a list of those approved for import, so long as ...

Take, for example, the Resplendent Quetzal, a small, colorful bird native to the cloud forests of Mexico and Central America with tail feathers that can grow up to three feet long on males during ...

07 February 2011 Long tailed-tits are some of the best nest builders in Wales with some nests containing up to 2,000 feather inside. In this clip from Iolo's Secret Life of Birds(December 2010 on ...

This is a type of bird that lives in the neotropics of what is now Guatemala. Adult males grow two or three long, upper-tail, covert feathers that are this emerald green that also shades into gold or ...