Crested Oropendolas can be identified by their bright yellow tail feathers and vibrant blue eyes. Getty Images/iStockphoto ...

Crested Oropendolas can be identified by their bright yellow tail feathers and vibrant blue eyes. Getty Images/iStockphoto ...

A crested oropendola made a surprise appearance at a Panama fruit feeder. Watch the rare sighting filmed at El Valle de Antón's Canopy Lodge.

The species is identified by its black and “chestnut” back end and stomach feathers, while the tail is a bright yellow color, Cornell Lab said in the caption of the video. The vibrant tail is ...

This additional work revealed that the use of black and white underlying feathers to enhance color is found in many other bird families, including the Australian fairy wrens, which have such vivid ...

Why are some songbirds so brightly colored? A new study finds that a hidden layer of black and white feathers help their colors pop.

Bright colors, flashy tail feathers and loud songs make these birds hard to miss.

The laughing dove (spilopelia senegalensis) spotted has white primary and secondary feathers though these birds often have black primary and secondary feathers.

Despite pleas from pigeon fanciers, the EU isn’t loosening its grip on avian flu rules just yet, keeping racing pigeons grounded as a precaution.