Using mitogenome data from nearly all living and recently extinct New Zealand mainland bird species ... New Zealand pipit and pūtangitangi paradise shelduck, colonized Aotearoa at the start ...

Biofluorescence by itself isn't big news; it shows up in plenty of animals, including humans (our teeth fluoresce under UV ...

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

A new study published in the journal Royal Society Open Science revealed a surprising discovery: 37 out of 45 known species of birds-of-paradise exhibit biofluorescence, emitting green or yellow ...

Birds of paradise are found in New Guinea and surrounding islands. The manucodes and riflebirds species also dwell in Australia. Birds of paradise are so attractive that their appearance once made ...

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.