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

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 ...

Martin and her colleagues tested all 45 species, using specimens from the American Museum of Natural History, and found biofluorescence in each of the 37 core birds-of-paradise. This suggests that ...

There are 45 different species of birds-of-paradise, and I was able to analyze all of the species... and of those, 37 of them are biofluorescent, so a huge majority of them are.” The team ...

When female birds of paradise watch males dance ... the film crew were now ready to capture the Wilson’s display from all angles. They needed to get into their hides before sunrise to make ...

Q: How does this dance look to the lady bird? A: It’s incredible how different it looks from above. You just see a black oval instead of a ballerina with a tutu on. The iridescence of the breast ...

Frank Gardner and Benedict Allen journey through Papua New Guinea. Gardner is pursuing a lifelong dream to see birds of paradise, while Allen is returning to the tribe he abandoned 30 years ago.

Volcanic Miyakejima in the Izu island chain about 180 kilometers south of Tokyo is a piece of paradise as well as a haven for wild birds. Tairo-ike pond in the southern part of the island was ...