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 ...

How yellow and blue make green in parrots Date: October 5, 2017 Source: Cell Press Summary: Many brightly colored birds get their pigments from the foods that they eat, but that's not true of parrots.

The male is maroon brown, with a yellow crown, dark emerald green throat and a blackish brown breast. It has large, yellow flank plumes, with a pair of long tail wires.

This warbler has a golden-yellow head and upper body, accented with blue-gray wings and tail. Its name may have derived from the ceremonial golden cowls of high-level papal officials called ...

In good light, black on wings and tail shine with iridescent green, blue, and violet. Juvenile has milky grayish-colored iris and fleshy pinkish gape. The upperparts are washed dull brownish, and ...

Meet hinalea akilolo, the yellowtail coris! This beautiful, foot-long Hawaiian reef fish may look like three different fish species because the adults look totally different then the babies.

Life Why birds' eyes can be blue, green, pink or orange. Among birds, eyes come in all sorts of colours – and it seems that this helps them compete for mating opportunities and intimidate rivals ...

The Blue-and-yellow Macaw resides in the forests and woodlands of South America, and can be recognised by its striking blue upper parts, yellow underparts, a green forehead, and a long tail ...

With its bright golden mantle and jet-black body, it would be hard to mistake the yellow-headed blackbird for any other ...

The Red bird of paradise (Paradisaea rubra) is deep crimson with yellow highlights and has a pair of long wiry quills sprouting from its tail. The Goldie’s bird of paradise (Paradisaea decora ...

How yellow and blue make green in parrots. Cell Press. Journal Cell DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2017.08.016 ...