21 Most Beautiful Birds In The World (Pics & Video)

The most beautiful birds in the world. In the natural world, there are many animals that seek to camouflage or blend in with their surroundings to avoid predators. But there are birds that do the opposite, they choose to stand out above all, many of them have very interesting expressions especially during mating season. Let’s admire their beauty and funny properties!

The St. Helena Waxbill (Estrilda astrild): The St. Helena Waxbill (Estrilda astrild) is one of the many colourful and exotic foreign finches that are available to Australian Aviculturists. The St. Helena's natural habitat ranges from South Africa, Madagascar, Mauritius and the Island of St. Helena. These little finches are called Common Waxbills in South Africa, indicating how numerous they are. Describing the St. Helena is a little difficult, but here goes. Brown and finely barred darker above. Mostly pinkish below, finely barred on sides. Under tail black, crimson streak over eye and beak red. The hen is slightly smaller and shorter in the tail, and lighter markings and less pink on the abdomen. Red eye streak is lighter and smaller and the beak is more orange. Under the tail is more brown than black like the male. These delightful little waxbills make great aviary inhabitants, being hardy, colourful and good breeders given the right conditions.