U.S. birds display a wide array of striking hues. But just how colorful are our American birds? What you need to know from ...

Parrots are unique among birds in how they produce the pigmentation that makes their vibrant feathering. It turns out a single enzyme calibrates the reds and yellows of a parrot's brilliance.

From the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro to the shoulders of pirates: parrots are synonymous with color for people across the world. In a study published in the journal Science, scientists from The ...

From the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro to the shoulders of pirates: parrots are synonymous with color for people across the world. In a new study published in the journal Science, an international ...

How an enzyme powers parrots’ colorful plumage ALDH3A2 oxidizes psittacofulvins—chemicals that account for red, orange, yellow, and green feathers by Bethany Halford ...

Parrot feathers flaunt an array of colors, with yellow, red and orange hues made possible by pigments called psittacofulvins that are found only in the vibrant birds (SN: 3/15/05).

The company's annual color craze originates in part from the work of a 19th-century ornithologist who described the dizzying array of bird colors. Birds—and their eggs—come in a dazzling array ...

"Parrots are unique birds in many ways, including how they produce their vibrant color diversity," begins Professor Simon Yung Wa Sin, co-author from the School of Biological Sciences of The ...

Biologists reveal the genetic 'switch' behind parrot color diversity. ScienceDaily . Retrieved April 28, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 11 / 241115125034.htm ...