The color palette of the birds you see out your window depends on where you live. If you're far from the Equator, most birds tend to have drab colors, but the closer you are to the tropics, you'll ...

The researchers studied the dusky lory (pictured) and the rosy-faced lovebird. Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 2.0 Flamingos get their signature pink hue by eating shrimp ...

Parrots’ plumage dazzles with feathers in fiery reds, ostentatious oranges, luminous yellows, and verdant greens. Scientists have now discovered the molecular mechanism that controls these four colors ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Colorful plumage isn’t all this New York bird has to offer. His language is also pretty colorful and definitely not suitable for ...

A critically endangered New Zealand parrot is receiving much needed help. The flightless Kākāpō, though once widespread in the region, has seen devastating population losses. The usual culprits are at ...

“You have to ask why birds would do this,” says Joe Corbo, a biologist at Washington University in St. Louis. “And one of the leading hypotheses is that the male has elaborate ornaments or colors that ...

Discover the vibrant life of macaws, nature’s most colorful parrots. See their beautiful feathers, smart behaviors, and unique personalities up close. This video will show you why these birds are true ...

When firefighter Brian Wilson retired in 1995, he planned to fill his days teaching fire and public safety classes to children. He liked to bring along his three parrots for these public appearances; ...

Colorful plumage isn’t all this New York bird has to offer. His language is also pretty colorful and definitely not suitable for children, according to the animal shelter trying to find him a new home ...