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This colorful parrot had been seen only once over the past century. Birders just rediscovered it in an unexplored Indonesian forest
John Mittermeier was trekking through the remote highlands of Buru, Indonesia, in April when he spotted two small birds ...
It's absolutely stunning.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Birds are some of the most visually stunning creatures on Earth, and many of them feature vibrant colors. While plenty of animals ...
The color palette of the birds you see out your window depends on where you live. If you're far from the Equator, most birds tend to have drab colors, but the closer you are to the tropics, you'll ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A black-backed dwarf kingfisher sitting on a branch. Nature produces some truly extravagant costumes, and birds have evolved more ...
The researchers studied the dusky lory (pictured) and the rosy-faced lovebird. Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 2.0 Flamingos get their signature pink hue by eating shrimp ...
Birds tend to be more colorful in the tropics, and scientists wanted to find out how they got there: if colorful feathers evolved in the tropics, or if tropical birds have brightly-colored ancestors ...
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