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

Parrots and finches, two of the most colorful bird species, have evolved distinct methods for creating their pigments.

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

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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 ...

New research reveals how parrots and finches develop their extraordinary colours – and shows that evolution is an ongoing ...

“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 ...