with black feathers in the plumage. I don't cover those here. The birds in this article are primarily bright yellow on the body with either black wings and tail or black on the head. But I include ...

Birds-of-paradise are known for their bright colours and courtship displays. Now, it turns out that many species also have body parts that fluoresce ...

With their large size, bold pied plumage, and fondness for open areas, black-billed ... outer tail feathers. Flight: relatively slow, with steady, rowing wingbeats, but the birds are easily ...

White or yellow throat. Black streaks on upper breast and side. White wing bars. White spots in outer tail feathers. Spring female: similar to male, but brownish above with smaller tail spots.

The female cockatoo is duller in colour and has distinct yellow spots on her wings ... cockatoo’s iconic flash of red under their black tail feathers is most visible. Image credits: Lameh/shutterstock ...