However, most of us are familiar with only three (did you know there’s a white-blooming bird of paradise?), and only two are fit for living indoors. In South Africa, where the plant is said to o ...

Meet the Bird of Paradise, a tropical flower native to South Africa, known for its vibrant colours and striking bird-like appearance. Meet the Bird of Paradise, a tropical flower native to South ...

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 ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Birds-of-paradise are a stunning example of naturally occurring bright colors, and we’re not talking about the flowers. A recent study by the American Museum of Natural ...

Now it seems they’ve been putting on more of a visual display than anyone realized as birds-of-paradise have been found to glow. Birds-of-paradise number around 45 species and typically have ...

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 ...

Birds-of-paradise can emit green, yellow and pale blue light from their bodies. It’s believed this ability – known as biofluorescence – helps the birds to stand out or hide in their tropical forest ...