20 Most Beautiful Birds in the World (Pics)

There are so many different types of birds, it has been challenging to choose the 20 most beautiful birds in the world. Wherever you go in the world you’re likely to see a bird or hear them sing. Whether you’re in a city, up a mountain, in the rainforest, or even the desert, they’ll be at least one of 10,000 species of birds in the world living there.

Booted Racket-tail (Ocreatus underwoodii): The Booted Racket-tail (Ocreatus underwoodii) - also known as Racket-tailed Puffleg - is a South American hummingbird. They occur naturally in the Andean cordillera (mountains) of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. In Venezuela, there is also a population on the northern coast. Image credit: James Gan