and often iridescent feathers. The melanosomes of the African starling groups evolved to become especially suited to react with light of various wavelengths, according to the researchers.

As reported by SciTech Daily, scientists have discovered that African starlings engage in long-term relationships based on ...

Rubenstein and his colleague Irby Lovette of the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology investigated all 45 species of African ... patches of feathers. The researchers found that among starling species ...

Feathers: Displays of Brilliant Plumage by Robert Clark, published by Chronicle Books 2016 The male and female golden-breasted starling share the same coloring. The edges of the feather above ...

The breeding starling is a compact, stocky songbird that has a glossy black plumage and a short tail. Its wings are pointed. The very short tail is conspicuous when a flock is in the air.

From left to right and top to bottom: Common starling by Pierre Selim ... Many birds produce beautiful feathers using pigments that selectively absorb and reflect different colours of light.

With bright violet back feathers, this African bird, commonly referred to as the Plum-colored Starling, sparkles. One of the brightest cotingas, this bird from the Amazon is full of colors ...