There is an often noisy, conspicuous bird that has reached the Mountains in recent decades. It looks like an oversized Brewer ...

Where other black birds like crows are shiny because of structures in their feather barbules, the cassowary instead derives its shine from a smooth, wide rachis—the main “stem” of the feather.

But I was so impressed by his little lovely head and long shiny black beak–a species that is most certainly and extraordinarily unique. So I saw one of the rarest birds on earth. And now I will ...

With its black iridescent feathered body ... What makes cassowaries so shiny?” Unlike in other shiny birds, such as hummingbirds or crows, the cassowary’s glossiness is produced by the ...

With its black iridescent feathered body ... What makes cassowaries so shiny?” Unlike in other shiny birds, such as hummingbirds or crows, the cassowary’s glossiness is produced by the ...