From Cerbère to Menton, France’s Mediterranean shores reveal exceptional landscapes. Scattered along this enchanting ...

Superb lyrbird in scrub. Fir0002, GFDL 1.2, via Wikimedia Commons Famed for its incredible transformation during courtship, the male Superb Bird of Paradise flaunts jet-black plumage with an ...

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If your bird of paradise is looking a bit too much like a bird's nest with messy stalks, overcrowded flowers, and dried-out greenery, it's probably time for a trim. While these tropical plants are ...

“How can you do better?,” she says. “They’re just so gorgeous.” This Superb Bird-of-Paradise made a particular impression on them. Baradat compared it to a dancing black-and-blue umbrella. “These are ...

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 ...

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 ...

Birds-of-paradise have some of the most famous mating displays in the world, but there's more to their colorful rhythmic gymnastics than initially meets the human eye. For the first time, scientists ...

Greater bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea apoda) male, native to southwest New Guinea and Aru Islands, ... More Indonesia. (Photo by: Philippe Clément/Arterra/Universal Images Group via Getty Images ...

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 ...