Learn why scientists say it’s a rare case of animals exploiting their glow for visual signaling.

Researchers recently discovered that dozens of species in the flamboyant family are biofluorescent, emitting a gleaming light ...

A new analysis from researchers at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History reveals that nearly half of the genus ...

They're a spectacular sight in sunshine or shadow! Here's how birds of paradise use biofluorescence to their advantage. 🪶🟢 ...

Researchers described biofluorescence in 37 of the 45 known species of birds-of-paradise, found only in remote tropical forests and woodland habitats of Papua New Guinea, eastern Indonesia and ...

Researchers discovered that 37 out of 45 known species of birds of paradise possess biofluorescence, emitting green or yellow ...

Raggiana – Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea raggiana Order – Family: Passeriformes – Paradisaeidae Physical Description: These ...

A survey of museum specimens reveals that more than a dozen species of the birds sport biofluorescence in feathers, skin or even inside their throats.

Many Heliconia flowers resemble the striking plumage of birds-of-paradise. Others evoke lobster claws or toucan beaks. Gardeners have cultivated Heliconia species for centuries as striking ...

Birds-of-paradise are a stunning example of natural bright colors -- and no, we’re not talking about the plant. A recent study out of the American Museum of Natural History found the shades and ...