Nature abounds with brightly colored birds: take a look at indigo buntings, green jays or even the striking red of northern cardinals. But pink birds are few and primarily tropical — think ...

Unlike birds whose plumage is mostly blue, the green coloring of a green bird’s feathers is primarily a combination of pigment and structure, not just a trick of the light. These birds’ emerald green, ...

Green feathers, meanwhile, result from yellow feathers topped with the blue-producing nanostructures. Black, gray and brown feathers are produced by an entirely different pigment called melanin.

When researchers found a hummingbird with shiny gold feathers on its throat in Peru, they thought it was a newly discovered species. Instead, the bird is a hybrid that resulted from two pink ...

One enzyme has a key role in determining whether parrots’ rainbow plumage emerges in vibrant reds, yellows or greens, a new study shows. Parrot feathers flaunt an array of colors, with yellow ...