The Greater Flamingo's signature pink coloring is a result of its diet: flamingos consume massive amounts of animal and plant plankton very rich in beta...
The secretary bird is a large, mostly terrestrial bird of prey. he secretarybird is instantly recognizable as a very large bird with an eagle-like body...
The Superb Starling's wing feathers are a bright, eye-catching green indicative of a structural coloration; color is produced by microscopically structured surfaces that interface with...
The Jacobin is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. Descended from the rock pigeon. Charles Darwin Raised the Jacobin...
At first glance, the Great Argus may appear to be a quiet-foraging Pheasant-like bird from the Phasianidae family-until mating season. The wing feathers are the...
Ostriches are large flightless birds of the genus Struthio in the order Struthioniformes, part of the infra-class Palaeognathae, a diverse group of flightless birds also...
The golden-headed quetzal or corequenque is a strikingly colored bird in the genus Pharomachrus; it is also referred to as Trogon auriceps. The golden-headed quetzal...
Peacock is the male peafowl. The Indian peacock has iridescent blue and green plumage, mostly metallic blue and green, but the green peacock has green...
Also called the English Pouter, it is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. English Pouters, along with other varieties...
A relative of the North American wild turkey, it was sometimes previously considered in a genus of its own (Agriocharis), but the differences between the...
The lilac-tailed parrotlet (Touit batavicus) is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and...
The Blue-fronted Amazon, aslo called The turquoise-fronted amazon (Amazona aestiva), also called the turquoise-fronted parrot, and the blue-fronted parrot, is a South American species of...
The largest of the Asiatic Pheasants, the Grey Peacock-Pheasant sports tail feathers dotted with ocelli- round markings that look like and eye- that appear to...
Another shot of the Confuciusornis species, detailing how reptilian their structure remained even as they had developed much longer and complex feathers.
The leading edge of this left-wing primary feather has a serrated edge, while the trailing edge is purposely tattered, dampening the sound of their wings...
Like its relative the Lilac-breasted Roller, this member of the Coracias genus is best known for its elaborate courtship displays. To attract a mate, the...
Sadly, the Red-crowned Parrot may soon be extinct. Their numbers have slid drastically since the 1970's, with population along the Rio Grande delta disappearing due...
The term furcata in the Fork-tailed Woodnymph's taxonomic name refers to the bird's split tail, which has been known to be mistaken for little legs....
The only member of the Tetrax genus, the Little Bustard is the smallest of the Palaearctic Bustards. When threatened, the bird often uses its powerful...
Also known as the Royal Starling, the Golden-breasted Starlings are social animals that exhibit a behavior known as -cooperative feeding- where the larger social group...
The Red-crested Turaco exhibits color through porphyrins, a modified collection of amino acids in their feathers. While porphryrins can produce a range of color, including...
The King Bird-of-paradise is a bright red bird with oddly shaped wings. The pair of tail wires shown in this photograph serves non-mechanical purposes; like...
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