20 Most Beautiful Birds in the World (Pics)

Kookaburra: These beautiful Australian birds have a snow-white head and underside. And dark brown wing plumage with splashes of blue. But we most love the Kookaburra's dark brown eye-stripe that makes it look like a masked bandit. The Laughing Kookaburra is so well- loved by Australians; it even inspired a popular children's song that pays homage to the iconic bird's laughter-like call. This raucous cackle is a territorial call to warn other birds to stay away. It lives in eucalypt forests, and its distinctive sounds can be heard in bushland throughout Eastern Australia.