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

Jenner's dazzling placement of her bird of paradise plant — also known as Strelitzia reginae — has been on our minds. Adding a sense of extravagance to the space, the star placed this plant on ...

Birds-of-paradise are among the most resplendent creatures on Earth, with long, elaborate feathers in eye-popping shades of yellow, blue, and red. Naturalists have admired them for centuries. Yet it ...

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 ...

Most houseplants are tropical plants that require the warm, somewhat humid conditions of their natural habitat. Inside, they ...

Brown-headed Paradise-Kingfisher Tanysiptera danae Order – Family: Coraciiformes – Alcedinidae Physical Description: This ...

This striking plume of yellow is the fluorescing tail feathers of a male emperor bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea guilielmi). Birds-of-paradise are known for their bright colours and courtship displays.

Volcanic Miyakejima in the Izu island chain about 180 kilometers south of Tokyo is a piece of paradise as well as a haven for wild birds. Tairo-ike pond in the southern part of the island was ...