Typically, male birds have more vivid colours than females. As Charles Darwin first explained, the most colourful males are ...

When a bird isn’t flying, it folds its wings neatly and tucks them against its body, out of the way. What’s more, when the wings are closed, the feathers that are most important for flight are ...

Basically, a typical bird feather consists of a series of flat branching branches that lie within the same plane. The central feather shaft, or rachis, has barbs branching from it.

How one naughty bird cheats with fancy feather structures Male tanager birds have more than one way to make their colors really pop for the ladies. Matt Simon, wired.com – May 2, 2021 6:45 am | 66 ...

Scientists are stunned by this bird’s feathers, which are so black they absorb 99.9% of light. By Mike Wehner. Published Jan 10th, 2018 12:31PM EST. Image: GregTheBusker.

Fossil bird with fancy tail feathers longer than its body Date: September 16, 2021 Source: Field Museum Summary: Peacock tails are just one example of how evolution walks a line between favoring ...

This 120-million-year-old bird may have been one of the first to shake its tail feathers The magpie-sized Yuanchuavis probably wasn’t a strong flyer, but it did dress to impress. By Kate Baggaley ...

A 52-million-year fossil of a "perching bird" has been found in Wyoming with its feathers still attached, a discovery that "no one's ever seen before." Also known as passerines, the perching bird ...