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
Image courtesy of American
Museum of Natural History
Joel Kontinen
”This striking
plume of yellow is the fluorescing tail feathers of a male emperor
bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea guilielmi). Birds-of-paradise are
known for their bright colours and courtship displays. Now, it turns out that
many species also fluoresce – absorbing light and re-emitting it at
lower-energy wavelengths. Fluorescent patches are found in body parts used
during courtship, like tail feathers and bills.”
When God make the birds, He formed some of them beautiful, as can be said in this instance.
Source:
See the fluorescing tail feathers of a male emperor bird-of-paradise | New Scientist
12 February 2025
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