Top 10 Most Beautiful Birds In The World

Atlantic puffin is the sea bird that is mainly found in the northern united states and eastern Canada they are also known as sea parrot due to their vast multi-colored bill and penguin-like coloration the majority of the lives of Atlantic puffins are spent at sea while swimming their water-resistant feathers keep them warm they swim on the surface and underwater by flapping their wings puffins have been dubbed the clowns of the sea possibly because of their ability to bring a smile to many a person’s face or even the stunning way their feathers lay in a perfect diamond shape around their eyes.

Bohemian waxwing is basically found in north America and Eurasia mainly in Canada and Alaska they have a lovely voice so they are also called songbirds they are brownish gray overall and their wings have white and yellow edging they are about eight inches in length and weigh under two ounces their primary source of nutrition is insects and berries thus bohemian wax wing is among the most beautiful passerine birds in the world they migrate in large flocks to the northwest of the united states in the winter they build their nest on tree branches and the high-pitched calls of both male and female bohemian wax wings.

Hyacinth macaws are the largest fly species in the world with an incredible height of 100 centimeters they live in open spaces in the grasslands of north and brazil their population has been declined in the past few years today less than five thousand hyacinth macaws are left in the world habitat loss and hunting are the main threats to hyacinth macaw they are known for their striking cobalt blue plumage with bright yellow wings around the eyes in addition to their large size the hyacinth macaw is also known as the bloomica because of its stunning coloration they measure about three feet long and weigh around three and a half pounds they eat hard nuts and seeds and their beaks are strong enough to crack a coconut.

The golden pheasant is undoubtedly one of the most colorful birds on the planet although native to the forested mountains of china wild colonies of these blonde head birds have now been discovered worldwide the most prominent feature of the bird is the golden with reddish plumage on the head the name of the bird comes from this feature only the male golden pheasant is more colorful than the female ones they have distinctive scarlet breasts and flanks their central tail feathers also have striking black spots unlike male pheasants females have a duller model brown plumage pheasants spend the majority of their time on the ground because they are bad flyers berries seeds and insects are their primary source of nutrition.

The keel build toucan is one of the most outstanding bills of any bird on the planet a unique feature is a multi-colored beak that is found on these kinds of beautiful birds this beak can reach up to 20 centimeters in length despite its bulky appearance the keel build toucan’s beak is hollow in light keratin is a type of protein that makes it up during the breeding season they use this huge colorful beak to attract females and as a defensive weapon they are also called rainbow built toucan because of the bright beak they are native to Latin America and usually found in the tropical rainforests of Mexico and Colombia keel built toucans are very social birds they live in either natural or woodpecker made holes in trees and their diet mainly consists of insects lizards and eggs.

Greater bird of paradise hunters can only find the greater bird of paradise in the deep jungles of Indonesia this bird has an extravagant feathering that looks out of this world the Europeans named them bird of paradise as they believed the birds were legless and flew to earth from paradise the male is spectacularly stunning with green neck emerald yellow crown blue beaks maroon brown plumage and a long wavy yellow and white color tail while the female has mostly unbarred maroon brown feathers missing the ornamental flank feathers their diet includes fruits seeds and they can sometimes hunt insects.

Victoria crowned pigeons are the largest and unarguably one of the most beautiful birds of the pigeon species they sport fine blue feathers on their bodies with red eyes a dark mask and maroon breast their crown makes them seem more like a peacock than a pigeon although these birds are quite often seen in bird sanctuary captivity their wild status is declining this is primarily due to habitat loss unfortunately crowned pigeons are hunted for meat and feathers too still luckily now it’s illegal to catch these animals and sell them it’s on the iucn red list and classed as threatened and reproduction is slow as the female only lays one egg.

The flamingo is probably the most recognizable wading bird in the world these birds are unique among birds because they’re beautiful red purple plumage flamingos come in six different species around the world except for Antarctica they can be found on every continent flamingos get their beautiful pink color from the shrimp they eat the more shrimp they eat the brighter their feathers will be the less shrimp they eat the whiter they will look an adult flamingo measures 4 to 5 feet in length and up to 3.6 kilograms in weight their neck is long and lean and has a distinctive downward bend beak the legs of flamingos are also very long measuring between 30 and 50 inches.

One of the most stunning birds in the world the blue jay is also one of the smartest they can be found across forests of eastern and central north America the most recognizable features of these birds are their bright blue colors contrasting light grey chest and white face the blue jay can be nine and 12 inches long and have the distinctive feature of the blue crest on their heads blue jay used to move it up and down depending on its mood they can whistle for the hawks and remove other birds and rob eggs and nests j is an entirely one of a kind component as telephones.

The most beautiful birds in the world will not be complete without a peacock the peafowl is most commonly known as the peacock which refers to the males and is native to India the Indian peafowls are the most common type of pea fowls found around the world they are renowned for their colorful display of iridescent tail feathers the most prominent feature of peacocks is that their tail feathers can change colors when placed at different angles.