Their elaborate dances, poses, and other rituals accentuate their appearance and put on a phenomenal show for both female birds ... part of the male's time. Birds of paradise are found in New ...

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

This bird measures between 25 and 26 cm, with males reaching 26 cm and females 25 cm. For a bird of paradise, it is small but ...

Female choosiness can result in a positive feedback loop where exaggerated features grow more ornate from generation to generation, even to the point of conflicting with natural selection - a male ...

But recently they noticed something new. When female birds of paradise watch males dance, they do so looking down from above, not the traditional viewing angle that we would would see from a hide.