Birds have always stolen the show with their vibrant shades of feathers, turning ordinary skies into living canvases of ...

The most distinguishing characteristic of a male yellow-headed blackbird is its bright yellow head and chest, hence its name. “It’s also bigger than a red-winged blackbird,” says Paige Anspach, ...

Why are some songbirds so brightly colored? A new study finds that a hidden layer of black and white feathers help their colors pop. Have you ever looked at a bird and wondered, how can it be so red ...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Birds perform amazing feats. They fly, not just across the yard but across continents. They build nests, each so distinctive that construction and location identify the builder.

Distinctive colours and patterns play a significant role in the courtship of certain birds, helping them blend in with their surroundings as well.

Carotenoids are the underlying pigment for much of the enormous variety in color found across birds and form the basis for the colors red, yellow, and orange. In a study published in Current Biology, ...

A rare yellow northern cardinal spotted in Alabama in 2018 became an internet sensation and opened millions of people’s eyes to a spectacular power of genetic mutation. Now, Geoffrey Hill, an ...

Museum scientist Gary Graves has spent decades investigating why red-billed and black-billed streamertail hummingbirds remain distinct species despite on-going hybridization Erin Wunderlich Gary ...

Normally, orange and blue are the colors best associated with the University of Florida. In recent weeks, however, yellow was all the rage. A rare yellow cardinal has been spotted in a wooded area at ...

Wilson's bird of paradise: The feathers of this bird are vividly blue and have a black-crossed crown. Painted Bunting: It is a vibrant bird with a blue head and black and green on its wings. Scarlet ...

California is one of the largest states in the United States and one of the largest sub-national economies in the world. Indeed, it’s like a country all its own, full of thriving industries, ...