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.

But that still leaves many species that evolved to be flightless, including penguins, ostriches, and kiwi birds. In a study in the journal Evolution, researchers compared the feathers and bodies ...

Researchers examined dozens of bird species in museum collections looking for differences in the feathers and bodies ... (now at the University of Minnesota's Bell Museum), had another perspective.

This boldly colored species boldly returns to Michigan in mid- to late February. By mid-March red-winged blackbirds can be ...

From singing American robins to the rat-a-tats of various objects by woodpeckers, to trumpeting trumpeter swans and much more ...

“Oftentimes the fluorescent areas were bordered by really darkly pigmented feathers, which contrasted against that fluorescence,” Martin said. “A lot of these birds-of-paradise have also ...

Male birds-of-paradise are already renowned for using bright colours, iridescent feathers and precise movements to catch ... Even without its biofluorescence, the red bird-of-paradise’s bold colour ...

Retired teacher Larry Weber, of Barnum, is the author of “Butterflies of the North Woods" and “Spiders of the North Woods," ...

Rising numbers of great-horned owls, bald eagles and red-tailed hawks have been ... The Raptor Center treats sick and injured birds found throughout Minnesota. The center has tested every animal ...