It's hard to find a more superb bird than the superb bird of paradise. Males have an elaborate courtship ritual during which they spread out their black cape until only a bright blue breast plate ...

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The superb bird-of-paradise is famous for its remarkable courtship dance, displaying a black, oval-shaped figure with a vibrant blue breast shield to attract a mate.

During the courtship dance of the superb bird of paradise, the male spreads his plumage into a parasol shape of black and shimmering hues, resulting in a glowing face. Victoria's riflebird is ...

Male birds inherit dance moves from their fathers. ©”Cape presentation display of superb birds-of-paradise” by (A) Edwin Scholes / (B) Tim Laman is licensed under CC BY 4.0. – Original ...

Researchers described biofluorescence in 37 of the 45 known species of birds-of-paradise, found only in remote tropical forests and woodland habitats of Papua New Guinea, eastern Indonesia and ...

A male Paradisaea rubra, or red bird-of-paradise.Credit...Rene Martin/American Museum of Natural History Supported by By Jason Bittel Elaborate poses, tufts of feathers, flamboyant shuffles along ...