Do you know why blue-footed boobies have blue feet? Author Laura Erickson does, and you’ll find the answers to this and many ...

A flamingo looks like a bird cooked up by an exuberant ... Chicks hatch with white feathers that turn gray—and later take their pink color from aqueous bacteria and beta-carotene obtained ...

The western tragopan is a scarce, shy, and elusive bird. Males are ... his tail feathers fan, his rainbow wattle unfurls. At passion’s peak, he ducks out of view, bursts forth again, rushes ...

Rather than being covered in color, the birds are largely covered in soft black feathers which absorb so much light that they rival manmade materials. When the male of the species begins its ...