This study confirms his theory, showing that these birds glow under both blue and UV light. Not all birds exhibit ... cue that contrasts against dark plumage, making certain features stand out ...

Illuminated by blue and UV light, the birds’ white and bright yellow plumage broadcasts colors that may be used in territorial disputes or for finding mates, according to the study.

Females, on the other hand, show more discreet fluorescence, limited to certain parts of their plumage. Examples of eight male bird of paradise species imaged ... often in the ultraviolet (UV) or blue ...

allowing them to recreate the plumage pattern of the extinct bird for the first time. Dr Phil Manning, a palaeontologist at The University of Manchester who led the research, said: "The fact that ...

Although most male birds are flashier than their female counterparts, the female eclectus flaunts cherry red plumage ... can see ultraviolet light. Some parrot feathers fluoresce under UV ...

While we are waiting (?patiently?) for spring to really get rolling, here are a few things to think about.

In the United States, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage reached the number one spot at the box office in its twelfth week of release, grossing $727,200 that week. This international success not ...

Plumage and body parts of birds-of-paradise glow in certain areas when viewed under blue and ultraviolet, or UV, light, appearing bright green or yellow-green, scientists reported in a new study ...