Scientists and bird watchers say there are roughly 9,000 to 10,000 species of birds in the world. That means there are surely some you haven’t encountered. The cool thing about birds is how wildly different from each other they are in appearance, and how colorful, extravagant, and impressive some of them look. The following photographs showcase just that, as they depict 19 gorgeous birds from around the world.
1. The Secretary Bird
2. Victoria Crowned Pigeon
3. The Harpy Eagle
4. Cock of the Rock
5. Blue Tailed Tit
6. Inca Tern
7. Strawberry Finch
8. Taiwan Blue Magpie
9. Mountain Blue Bird
10. South Philippine Dwarf Kingfisher
11. Blue Crowned Pigeon
12. Sword-Billed Hummingbird
13. The Black-Throated Bushtit
14. Crested Duck
15. Malaysian Large Frogmouth And Her Baby
16. Plate-Billed Mountain-Toucan
17. Mandarin Duck
18. Grandala
19. Bearded Reedling
