Most are distinguished by striking colors and bright plumage of yellow, blue, scarlet, and green. These colors distinguish them as some of the world's most dramatic and attractive birds.

The African penguin breeds on the African mainland from Hollams Bird Island, Namibia to Bird Island, Algoa Bay, South Africa. The species formerly bred at many additional sites but has been extirpated ...

An endangered Southern ground hornbill, a species of large bird native to southern Africa, was finally captured in Chiba Prefecture adjacent to Tokyo after it escaped from a pet shop in ...