Birds wear many feathers. Little songbirds, like chickadees, titmice and wrens, are covered with 2,000 to 4,000 assorted sizes of feathers. Birds of prey sport 5,000 to 8,000, while swans can have ...

Long-tailed widowbird. These South African birds are named for their almost all black colouring and, of course, their extremely long tail. Between six and eight of their tail feathers grow to more ...

“The broad extent of its dark glossy body and tail, the large and well-defined white markings of its wings, neck, and bill, relieved by the rich carmine of the pendent crest of the male, and the ...

They are relatively large birds, but fly about quietly when not singing from tree branches. One of their favourite foods is acorns. 5. NORTHERN CARDINAL. The male northern cardinal is easily ...

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.

A Comanche-led conservation project takes on an increasingly urgent mission: protecting the birds revered by many tribes while preserving traditions at the heart of their culture.

You may find a single feather in your yard — evidence that one of “your” birds has cast it off for a brand new set of feathers to get it through the winter or prepare it to head off to ...

Although all the birds are brown and black on top, the subspecies that lives in western North America—the red-shafted flicker—has red feathers on the underside of its wings and tail.

Birds are feathered beauties, with some having tail feathers that make them look stunningly beautiful. Species such as the Long-tailed Widowbirds and the Greater Racket-Tailed Drongo have ...

Birds-of-paradise are known for their colorful feathers, ... a yellow feather may be more green-yellow, a white feather may be brighter and slightly more green-yellow". ... and tail feathers.

It takes the male twelve-wired bird-of-paradise (Seleucidis melanoleucus) seven years to develop that incredible plumage, but with all the gorgeous velvety black, ... goes a long way in explaining the ...