Simon Griffith receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Birds are perhaps the most colourful group of animals, bringing a splash of colour to the natural world around us every day.

The mainly brown woodcock uses its bright white tail feathers to communicate in semi-darkness, reflecting 30% more light than any other known bird. These surprise findings, by a team led by an ...

On the open savannas of East Africa, a flock of vulturine guinea fowl looks almost unreal. Bodies are patterned with crisp ...

Many species of songbirds have evolved to have strikingly colorful plumage, aiding them in catching the eye of mates, signaling, and recognizing each other. These eye-catching patterns have long ...

A juvenile wood stork, who should have been in a Florida swamp, started hanging out at Alexx and Michael’s Pond in Broomfield in late August. Many snowy egrets and white pelicans have also been ...

A man bagged an elusive white turkey recently at Land Between the Lakes in Kentucky. Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area Referred to as “the turkey of a lifetime,” a wild bird bagged in ...