Costa Rica is home to over 900 bird species, including some of the most exotic and visually stunning birds on Earth.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Birds-of-paradise are a stunning example of naturally occurring bright colors, and we’re not talking about the flowers. A recent study by the American Museum of Natural History ...

Birds-of-paradise are a stunning example of natural bright colors -- and no, we’re not talking about the plant. A recent study out of the American Museum of Natural History found the shades and hues ...

Explore the rainforest’s most colourful birds with vibrant plumage. Discover 7 stunning species that dazzle with nature’s brightest colours.

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The always colorful males light up with biofluorescence, sending off signals. A male Paradisaea rubra, or red bird-of-paradise.Credit...Rene Martin/American Museum of Natural History Supported by By ...

SINGAPORE – A pair of rare Philippine cockatoos, known to be notoriously difficult to breed in captivity, hatched a chick in ...

Fans of wide open spaces will enjoy the easy trails of this marshy wildlife refuge not far from Houston. In the spring, you ...

With flashy feathers and fancy moves, birds of paradise are already known for extravagant looks. But a trick that boosts that zing has been overlooked by science, until now. In the right light, ...

A breeding pair of Philippine cockatoos at Bird Paradise hatched a chick for the first time in 10 years since being rescued in Palawan and brought to Singapore.The critically endangered species, also ...

Elaborate poses, tufts of feathers, flamboyant shuffles along an immaculate forest floor — male birds-of-paradise have many ways to woo a potential mate. But now, by examining prepared specimens at ...