Birds can inhabit various environments with different climates and temperatures, ranging from cold polar regions to scorching ...

On the open savannas of East Africa, a flock of vulturine guinea fowl looks almost unreal. Bodies are patterned with crisp black and white lines. Chests and backs glow a deep, cobalt blue. Against the ...

The post Some Birds’ Feathers Are Designed to Self-Destruct on Schedule appeared first on A-Z Animals. For most birds, looking good for spring means undergoing a partial molt. Because feathers are ...

More than 99% of birds can fly. But that still leaves many species that evolved to be flightless, including penguins, ostriches, and kiwi birds. In a study in the journal Evolution, researchers ...

Filoplumes may be tiny, but these hairlike feathers enable nonstop flights that span thousands of miles. Filoplumes may be tiny, but these hairlike feathers enable nonstop flights that span thousands ...

Moult is a fundamental process by which birds maintain the functional integrity of their plumage. It involves the sequential or simultaneous shedding and regrowth of feathers and is closely ...

Estrogen derived from the ovaries transforms the default (primitive) male-type feathers into female-type feathers by regulating the hormone systems within the feather follicles. Birds possess unique ...

A recently discovered extinct bird from the early Cretaceous Period (approximately 121 million years ago) may have waggled its long tail feathers to attract mates, according to a study published May ...