Bird of paradise (Strelitzia reginae) is an eye-catching tropical plant. Recognized by its orange and yellow blossoms that hover over paddle-like leaves, its foliage closely resembles the bird it ...

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 ...

The avian world is a treasure trove of fascinating and often bizarre mating rituals. Explore the different types of bird ...

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

Many Heliconia flowers resemble the striking plumage of birds-of-paradise. Others evoke lobster claws or toucan beaks. “The data that is stored in the herbarium is a scientific treasure that ...

Crews are removing the tropical-themed bird-of-paradise carpeting dating to 1986 from the Melbourne Orlando International Airport passenger terminal.

Birds-of-paradise are among the most resplendent creatures on Earth, with long, elaborate feathers in eye-popping shades of yellow, blue, and red. Naturalists have admired them for centuries. Yet it ...

Stretching across an estimated 1½ acres, a tropical tapestry of orange-and ... crews are yanking up the passenger terminal's vintage bird-of-paradise carpeting across the ticketing and car ...