Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A black-backed dwarf kingfisher sitting on a branch. Nature produces some truly extravagant costumes, and birds have evolved more ...

Bird species that do well in urban areas are more colorful and less brown. Urbanization has a huge impact on the ecosystem and poses enormous challenges to animals and plants. The ongoing, worldwide ...

For bird enthusiasts, spring is a welcome time of year when backyards everywhere begin to come alive with the robust songs and sights of colorful migratory birds. Making their way back from winter ...

Of all the vertebrates on Earth—that is, animals with backbones—birds are the only ones that lay colorful eggs. Scientists are still unsure why, but new research brings us a step closer to finding out ...

Hummingbirds are potentially the most colourful birds in the animal kingdom – at least, they are from the perspective of the birds themselves. An analysis of 114 species of the small, nectar-supping ...

Bee-eater birds are stunningly colorful, but their diet of bees and other insects puts them at odds with humans.

Sparrows to doves, mockingbirds to magpies, every bird that visits your backyard this season will bring its unique brand of delight. Yet when a particularly colorful species shows up, you can’t help ...

Songbirds that dwell in tropical regions closer to the equator are more colourful than those living in milder climates. The findings support the idea that tropical animals are generally more colourful ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A pair of Europe’s most colorful birds were spotted in central Germany yesterday after having returned to their breeding grounds ...