Interestingly, birds remain woefully understudied when it comes to the optical extras. Until now, no one had looked for the ...

Biofluorescence is widespread in birds-of-paradise, a group of tropical birds famous for their spectacular courtship dances.

Scientists find that 82 percent of birds-of-paradise species show biofluorescence, often on their feathers, throat or inner ...

"This Reserve is one of the most important places." Scientists make incredible discovery while studying tropical forest: ...

The data collected will help scientists unravel the mysteries of tropical bird migration.“In South America the study of migration is in a natural history phase.

Now that these birds have been rediscovered, researchers are eager to initiate conservation efforts to help protect the species. "Right now is a golden opportunity to protect these tropical ...

The present volume covers seven families of the Passeriformes ; the eighth will deal with the weaver-birds ; and the eighth will contain additional information that has meanwhile come to hand on ...

Long-lived species decrease their reproduction more than short-lived species in response to lower-than-normal precipitation, and thereby gain a survival advantage, a study finds. Shawna was an editor ...

More information: Alex Glass et al, The Effects of Disturbance Intensity on Tropical Forest Bird Communities and Vegetation Structure after Two Decades of Recovery, Birds (2024). DOI: 10.3390 ...