Unlike other birds, which get pigments from their diets, parrots produce their own—but scientists never fully understood the ...

Parrots’ plumage dazzles with feathers in fiery reds, ostentatious oranges, luminous yellows, and verdant greens. Scientists ...

The zoo said on social media that blue-throated macaw sisters Lily and Margot failed to return to their enclosure after a ...

Parrots are unique among birds in how they produce the pigmentation that makes their vibrant feathering. It turns out a ...

From the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro to the shoulders of pirates: parrots are synonymous with color for people across the world. In a study published in the journal Science, scientists from The ...

A single enzyme fine-tunes red and yellow pigments in parrots’ polychromatic plumage, according to a new study. The findings reveal new insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying the evolution ...

Members of the public were urged to report any sightings of the colorful birds, but not attempt to capture them, as the parrots could become spooked and fly further from their home. Zookeepers ...

She added the parrot looked “really good” having survived in the wilds of Cambridgeshire for nearly a week. Macaws spotted high up in the tops of Cambridgeshire trees (ZSL) After the rescue ...

Advertisement Members of the public were urged to report any sightings of the colorful birds, but not attempt to capture them, as the parrots could become spooked and fly further from their home.

“The reason that a bird’s egg’s yolk is a bright yellow ... “So now we know definitely a little bit more about how one of the most colorful groups of animals in the world make their ...