Their elaborate dances, poses, and other rituals accentuate their appearance and put on a phenomenal show for both female birds ... part of the male's time. Birds of paradise are found in New ...

Eight different female bird-of-paradise species imaged under white light and also showing biofluorescent regions below. These are counterparts to the species of males shown in the previous figure.

In contrast, female birds-of-paradise showed biofluorescence mainly in the chest and abdomen, with patterns that are much more subtle compared to males and much less common overall. Birds-of ...