Male birds display bright colors to attract mates, signaling good health and fitness, according to scientific studies.

Birds are paragons of a natural phenomenon that we see every spring. In many species males become more colorful, displaying ...

We know that hummingbirds like red. It turns out they're not the only birds with favorite colors. Orioles like one color in ...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Birds perform amazing feats. They fly, not just across the yard but across continents. They build nests, each so distinctive that construction and location identify the builder.

The color vision of birds stops working considerably earlier in the course of the day than was previously believed, in fact, in the twilight. Birds need between 5 and 20 times as much light as humans ...

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 ...

Birds see a more colorful world than we do, especially when it comes to their eggs, a new study suggests. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive ...

The brilliant colors of birds have inspired poets and nature lovers, but researchers at Yale University and the University of Cambridge say these existing hues represent only a fraction of what birds ...

Bird diagram from the 1886 'A nomenclature of colors for naturalists : and compendium of useful knowledge for ornithologists' by Robert Ridgway (via Smithsonian Libraries) Colors in the 1912 'Color ...

To find food, dazzle mates, escape predators and navigate diverse terrain, birds rely on their excellent color vision. “Humans are color-blind compared to birds and many other animals,” said Mary ...