Rats have made the various aviaries at Singapore's only bird park their home and have been running amok in the bird ...

Study finds that birds-of-paradise are biofluorescent, suggesting that this "hidden" phenomenon provides enhanced signaling for hierarchy and courtship.

This story was published in The Palm Beach Post on Feb. 7, 2005. Editor's note: Palm Beach County leads every county east of ...

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

Scientists find that 82 percent of birds-of-paradise species show biofluorescence, often on their feathers, throat or inner ...

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 ...

Biofluorescence is widespread in birds-of-paradise, a group of tropical birds famous for their spectacular courtship dances.

New research by scientists at the American Museum of Natural History and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln reports, for the ...

Birds-of-paradise are known for their bright colours and courtship displays. Now, it turns out that many species also have ...