Birds use hidden black and white feathers to make themselves more colourful
- Written by Simon Griffith, Professor of Avian Behavioural Ecology, Macquarie University
The green-headed tanager (_Tangara seledon_) has a hidden layer of plumage that is white underneath the orange feathers and black underneath the blue and green feathers.Daniel FieldBirds are perhaps the most colourful group of animals, bringing a splash of colour to the natural world around us every day. Indeed, exclusively black and white birds...
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