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Birds-of-paradise are sending secret color signals invisible to human eyes, scientists say

Many types of birds — such as hummingbirds, peacocks and parrots — are vividly colorful, but birds-of-paradise are especially flamboyant with hues of emerald, lemon, cobalt and ruby. Now, research has ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Researchers Use A.I. to Find an Elusive and ‘Odd’ Australian Bird. It Hadn’t Been Recorded in the Area Since 1989

Plains-wanderers are difficult to spot because their feathers serve to help them blend in with Australia's grasslands. JJ Harrison via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 3.0 The plains-wanderer is an ...
Hyperallergic

Two Artists Capture Australia’s Ecology in a Bird

Michelle Cawthorn, a work from the Anni's Birds series (2025) (all images courtesy the artists) BETHANY, Connecticut — Shortly after I met Peter Sharp and Michelle Cawthorn, Australian artists who had ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Sex Reversal Is More Common in Birds Than Previously Thought, Suggests Study of Australian Species

Researchers dissected nearly 500 post-mortem birds from five Australian species, including the rainbow lorikeet (species pictured above). Steve Parish Sex determination in birds is not quite as clear ...

Birds-of-paradise are sending secret color signals invisible to human eyes, scientists say

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