The male blue bird of paradise has a black head with a white beak and white rings around its eyes. It has a “cape” and tail of deep turquoise and a black oval outlined in red in the middle of ...

Birds-of-paradise are a stunning example of naturally occurring bright colors, and we’re not talking about the flowers.

Birds-of-paradise are among the most resplendent creatures on Earth, with long, elaborate feathers in eye-popping shades of yellow, blue, and red ... are also darker — they’ve evolved “super black” ...