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.

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.