If your bird of paradise is looking a bit too much like a bird's nest with messy stalks, overcrowded flowers, and dried-out greenery, it's probably time for a trim. While these tropical plants are ...

There’s a reason the bird of paradise is one of the most popular tropical houseplants, and it’s not because it’s gorgeous (though that helps). For all its dramatic beauty, this tropical plant is ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Bird-of-paradise look as though they may take a lot of work to care for due to their size and exotic ...

If you’ve been in Tucson for a few months, you’ve no doubt noticed the ubiquitous vivid orange flowered shrubs called the bird of paradise. You may be surprised to know that there are in fact three ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The third episode in the New Guinea series of Mongabay Explores covers the island’s unique birds-of-paradise, and their symbolism as ambassadors ...

Found in the forests of Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and Eastern Australia, birds of paradise are famous for flashy feathers and unusually shaped ornaments, which set the standard for haute couture ...

Elaborate poses, tufts of feathers, flamboyant shuffles along an immaculate forest floor — male birds-of-paradise have many ways to woo a potential mate. But now, by examining prepared specimens at ...

Birds-of-paradise have captivated the planet with their elaborate plumage and idiosyncratic mating dances. Some species appear to shape-shift as they elongate plumes of feathers, fan their wings, or ...

The always colorful males light up with biofluorescence, sending off signals. A male Paradisaea rubra, or red bird-of-paradise.Credit...Rene Martin/American Museum of Natural History Supported by By ...