Interestingly, birds remain woefully understudied when it comes to the optical extras. Until now, no one had looked for the ...

Birds of paradise are found in New Guinea and surrounding islands ... These birds also lend their name to a colorful flower. South Africa's bird-of-paradise (Strelitzia reginae) is a member ...

New research reports, for the first time, the widespread occurrence of biofluorescence in birds-of-paradise. The study, based on specimens collected since the 1800s, finds biofluorescence in 37 of the ...

Papua New Guinean conservationists have successfully bred the Raggiana Bird of Paradise in captivity for the second time in history. It's been a four-year journey to get here, and the young bird ...

We analyze the intricate male bird of paradise mating dance and explain how and why he performs the ritual in this way.