“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 ...

PRAHA, ČESKá REPUBLIKA, CZECH REPUBLIC, November 11, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- From the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro to the shoulders of pirates: parrots are ...

Parrots represent one of the most interesting and colourful species of birds. The parrot family, scientifically classified ...

The red and yellow feathers of parrots aren’t really that different at the chemical level, despite their unmistakable hues. A study published in Royal Society Open Science on July 4 finds that the ...

To the ancient Puebloans inhabiting the high desert centuries ago, the scarlet macaw parrot was considered a sacred entity.

PThere are many colorful birds in the world but yellow parrots stand out like golden sunshine in the sky as their beauty is so bright that when people first see them many think they are painted and ...

World Parrot Day, celebrated on May 31st each year, serves as a platform to advocate for the conservation of parrots and address the challenges they face in the wild. Habitat loss, illegal trade, and ...

Some birds are feathered tufts of color so resplendent that they stand out brilliantly from their surroundings. "You have to ask why birds would do this," says Joe Corbo, a biologist at Washington ...