Found in the forests of Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and Eastern Australia, birds of paradise are famous for flashy feathers ...

Many types of birds — such as hummingbirds, peacocks and parrots — are vividly colorful, but birds-of-paradise are especially ...

A study on bird intelligence found that emus and rheas can solve puzzles to access food, proving they can innovate.

O ne of my favorite feelings in the world is snuggling up in bed at night after a nice, hot shower — especially if my bed sheets happen to be clean! Unfortunately, my pets will ...

Sun Conure These parrots have nearly the entire rainbow on their bodies. They display red, yellow, and orange on their heads, chests, and wings. Their tail and flight feathers are green and blue.

The green-cheeked parrot is more commonly known as the green-cheeked parakeet or the green-cheeked conure. However, it does belong to the Psittacidae, or parrot, family. These small parrots only reach ...

Conservationists are using unusual and innovative methods to reintroduce a parrot which had become extinct in Argentina for 150 years. The scarlett macaw (Ara Chloropterus) became extinct in the 18th ...

The scarlett macaw (Ara Chloropterus) became extinct in the 18th and 19th centuries but now, according to the Rewilding Institute, it's making a comeback in its native forests. The Canadian Press ...

Conservationists are using unusual and innovative methods to reintroduce a parrot which had become extinct in Argentina for 150 years. The scarlett macaw (Ara Chloropterus) became extinct in the ...

A fleshy membrane wing would cover these limbs. But to actually fly, the rest of our body would have to produce enough power, which would require strong muscles. In birds, an average of 16% to 18% ...

UNDER the above heading in your issue of January 18, 1872, Dr. Elliot Coues describes the peculiar movements made by the bones of the wing of the bird in flexion and extension. It may interest ...