(Phys.org) —A trio of researchers in Australia has found that there is more to bowerbird bowers and colored objects used by the males than has been previously thought. In their paper published in ...

Most of our knowledge of New Zealand’s prehistoric bird diversity comes from long-lost species with bones large enough to be studied by eye. But many bird bones are so tiny we can barely see their ...

In many species of birds, the males are far showier than the females. Males of some species might possess colorful plumage or exaggerated physical features to catch a female’s eye, while males of ...

The discovery of a tiny foot bone millions of years old reveals Aotearoa New Zealand was once home to a songbird species with potentially unique courtship behaviours, new research shows. These days ...

The male bowerbirds of Australia and New Guinea display an incredible artistic talent and all in the name of love Collecting jewels they set them in speciallybuilt showcases and some even paint the ...

ARLINGTON, Va.- When looking for sex partners, younger females prefer males who decorate their place with a little extra blue, be it plastic or feathers. They also prefer males who tone down the ...

Great bowerbirds are known for their dramatic mating displays and elaborate constructions. Now researchers have determined males of this crafty species build staged scenes that make themselves look ...

In 1937, a British scientist remarked that "the display grounds of bowerbirds are one of the strangest and least understood phenomena in nature." The bowerbird certainly is an oddity in the world of ...

NOVA follows David Attenborough through the forests of Australia and New Guinea, tracking and observing the unique mating practices of male bowerbirds, which arrange inanimate objects and build ...

Everyone likes a good optical illusion, and that includes at least one animal. Male bowerbirds woo females by constructing a bachelor pad that creates an illusion of uniform decor (and the illusion ...

SINCE the year 1840, when Gould communicated to the Zoological Society an account of their extraordinary “runs,” as they are locally called, the Bower-Birds of Australia and Papua have always ...