Most bird watchers and scientists say that there are roughly 9,000 to 10,000 species of birds. One of the main ways to identify them is physical appearance and once you start looking closer, it becomes obvious that birds come in many shapes and colors. And some are absolutely drop-dead gorgeous. From those with incredible eyelashes to the ones that look like tiny cotton balls, continue scrolling and check out some of the most beautiful birds from around the world.
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The Secretary
Blue Crowned Pigeon
Long Tailed Tit
Malaysian Large Frogmouth And Her Baby
Mountain Bluebird
Secretary Bird
Victoria Crowned Pigeon
Grandala
Beautiful Strawberry Finch
The Nicobar Pigeon
The Harpy Eagle
Pigeon With A Curly Perm
Dracula Parrot
South Philippine Dwarf Kingfisher
My what fluecent colours —-could not replicate those colours from my paint box.
Tilhi
Tilhi in Finnish 🇫🇮💙 In English it's the Bohemian waxwing (according to Wikipedia at least). Such a beautiful bird with a lovely voice!
Bearded Reedling
Quetzal
This bird has been my favourite ever since I was little. Saw it in a NatGeo coffeetable book on exotic birds when I was about four. I named her Green (because I'm very original) and went to say hello to the illustration every day for years. Still stand by it though, the tiny beak makes it really cute.
Sword-Billed Hummingbird
Hello. My name is Hummingo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.
Golden Pheasant
Mandarink Duck
We had one in Central Park for a while, most beautiful thing I've ever seen in person
Inca Tern
Guineafowl
The Black-Throated Bushtit
Crested Duck
Taiwan Blue Magpie
Pygmy Wren Babbler
Rufous-Crested Coquette
Plate-Billed Mountain Toucan
Cock-Of-The-Rock
Lady Amherst's Pheasant
This famous Picasso was painted as he progressed from his blue period to experimenting with cubism.
Rosefinch
Plumbeous Water Redstart
Rainbow Bearded Thornbill
Violet-Tailed Sylph
Gorgeted Sunangel
Japanese White-Eye
Swinhoe's Pheasant
Festive Coquette
Little Egret
Crimson-Mantled Woodpecker
Taiwan Blue Magpiesony Alpha
Sony Alpha
Grass-Green Tanager
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
Thats not a ruby throated humming bird. they are green with red throats as the name implies and live n the eastern US
South Philippine Dwarf Kingfishe
Masked Trogon
All this beauty makes me sad, because we kill them all, one by one...
Inca Tern
Platalea Minor
I'm surprised this list doesn't include Eurasian Hoopoe - it's really worth it! See for yourself: dudek.jpg
One of my favourites. We get them in our garden occasionally.
Load More Replies...Gorgeous, but they left off one of my favorites - the roseate spoonbill. And the flamingo! roseate-sp...3ce0fc.jpg
Half of these birds look like the average versions of their genus that took a vibrant paintball to the beak.
I'm surprised this list doesn't include Eurasian Hoopoe - it's really worth it! See for yourself: dudek.jpg
One of my favourites. We get them in our garden occasionally.
Load More Replies...Gorgeous, but they left off one of my favorites - the roseate spoonbill. And the flamingo! roseate-sp...3ce0fc.jpg
Half of these birds look like the average versions of their genus that took a vibrant paintball to the beak.
