Birds of Paradise are among the most fascinating and extraordinary creatures in the avian world. They belong to the family ...

South Africa's bird-of-paradise (Strelitzia reginae) is a member of the banana family. It sports a beautiful flower believed to resemble the avian bird of paradise in flight.

Images of a wide variety of birds including birds of paradise in the wild. The birds display their feathers and their exotic beauty and colour is a spectacle. This is from the series: Wonders of ...

Reasons for the rapid decline in paradise parrots around the turn of the 20th century remain ... [+] unknown. However, because it was so beautiful, many speculate that hunting by bird collectors ...