Such displays can last for hours, and in many species they consume a significant part of the male's time. Birds of paradise are found in New Guinea and surrounding islands. The manucodes and ...

Many types of birds — such as hummingbirds, peacocks and parrots — are vividly colorful, but birds-of-paradise are especially flamboyant with hues of emerald, lemon, cobalt and ruby.

Bird of paradise (Strelitzia reginae) is an eye-catching tropical plant. Recognized by its orange and yellow blossoms that ...

Estimates of the bird population vary, but experts say between 300 to 500 species can be found at various times of the year ...

They're a spectacular sight in sunshine or shadow! Here's how birds of paradise use biofluorescence to their advantage. 🪶🟢 ...

Species without these “super black” feathers were found to be lacking in biofluorescence. While it may be hard not to notice the bizarre beauty of birds of paradise, the researchers wonder ...

“really beautiful” raggiana bird of paradise (Paradisaea raggiana) he once had a chance to see in their mutual home country. The species, PNG’s national bird, is among the ones whose ...

Many Heliconia flowers resemble the striking plumage of birds-of-paradise. Others evoke lobster claws or toucan beaks. Gardeners have cultivated Heliconia species for centuries as striking ...

Researchers described biofluorescence in 37 of the 45 known species of birds-of-paradise, found only in remote tropical forests and woodland habitats of Papua New Guinea, eastern Indonesia and ...