High in the canopy of eastern forests, great crested flycatchers (Myiarchus crinitus) swoop out from their perches, snagging flying insects from the air and plucking them from twigs and leaves. These ...

The striking scissor-tailed flycatcher is an icon of Oklahoma and beyond. Learn about their nests, diet and more.

His mate – olive yellow with grey wings and tail feathers – sat on the forest floor below him. I stared at them both for a long time before my dad gently nudged me along the path.

Instead, they spend their time defending territory and performing elaborate bow-display courtship rituals, during which they lean forward and emit liquid, gurgling calls while showing off their yellow ...

Birds-of-paradise are known for their colorful feathers, but now new research shows that many of them are even more dazzling due to biofluorescence.

This striking plume of yellow is the fluorescing tail feathers of a male emperor bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea guilielmi). Birds-of-paradise are known for their bright colours and courtship displays.

I happen to enjoy the flicker’s piercing, single-note flick-flick-flick call and striking colors: yellow tail feathers and red slash on the back of the head.

Rounded heads, long tails, and white tail feathers that flash silver as they weave between trees are common to their kind, as is their trilling song. But their plumage appears brown in the west, gray ...

Greater Bird-Of-Paradise These birds have extravagant feathers, with their striking yellow tail used during courtship displays.

We've got a list of 101 animals that start with the letter 'N' and fun facts about each creature (plus, some cute photos).

Tail feathers grow from the bird’s tail or structures that are part of the tail. So finding birds who actually have long tails required some care. Let's look at 10 of them!