Nature produces some truly extravagant costumes, and birds have evolved more than their fair share of dazzling outfits. Often, it's the male birds that steal the show with bold colors and unfurling ...

The color palette of the birds you see out your window depends on where you live. If you're far from the Equator, most birds tend to have drab colors, but the closer you are to the tropics, you'll ...

Birds boast some of the most vibrant colors among terrestrial animals. The tropics are often renowned for the brightest birds, but U.S. birds also display a wide array of striking hues. But just how ...

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“I feel there is no way to avoid thinking of color when you think of hummingbirds”, said Gabriela Venable, who is the lead author of the newly published study of hummingbird color (ref). “We give them ...

A new study has confirmed what biologists have long suspected: that tropical birds are much more colorful than their temperate peers. The study involved a mathematical color analysis of more than ...

Whether you're choosing an outfit, the hue of your car, or the paint on your walls, color matters. We have long been aware of the impact color has on our moods, which affects the choices we make. But ...

Birds tend to be more colorful in the tropics, and scientists wanted to find out how they got there: if colorful feathers evolved in the tropics, or if tropical birds have brightly-colored ancestors ...

When firefighter Brian Wilson retired in 1995, he planned to fill his days teaching fire and public safety classes to children. He liked to bring along his three parrots for these public appearances; ...

If you want to create a haven for bright and colorful birds to roam your yard, you may want to start incorporating bright purple flowers to draw them in further. Unlike humans, birds have four color ...

Birds are some of the most colorful animals on Earth, with a palette of rainbow tones to feast your eyes on. Here are our picks for some of our most flamboyant feathered friends. When you purchase ...