The rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus) is a highly colorful bird found in northern and eastern Australia. It has a red bill, a blue head and belly, a green back and wings and a dappled ...

conducted by BirdLife Australia, recorded 4.1 million bird sightings across the week-long event in October, with more than 57,000 participants taking part. The rainbow lorikeet's colourful plumage ...

Cities across Australia are growing ... and parks can create pockets of native habitat that allow colourful and melodious birds to thrive. Beyond beautifying our urban spaces, these actions ...

Scientists are not entirely sure why birds lay such colorful eggs. Current theories fall into two ... For our work, we were able to draw on extensive egg collections donated to museums in Australia.

In addition, successful urban bird species have more elaborate colours in their plumage, which is especially true for females. Cities seem to favour more colourful birds – probably because there are ...

A team from at Durham University, the University of Florida, and Massey University in New Zealand, found that close to 3,000 bird species ... can also be remarkably colourful – a highly ...

Bird species that do well in urban areas are more colorful and less brown. Urbanization has a huge impact on the ecosystem and poses enormous challenges to animals and plants. The ongoing ...