Male mandarins have colorful “sails” on each wing. Feathers: Displays of Brilliant Plumage by Robert Clark, published by Chronicle Books 2016 This tail feather comes from a male red bird of ...

A recent study by the American Museum of Natural History discovered how important these dazzling feathers really are. “There are 45 different species of birds-of-paradise, and I was able to ...

Birds have long been our inspiration for flight, and researchers at Princeton University have found a new trick in their arsenal: covert feathers. These small feathers on top of birds’ wings lay ...