In the entire animal kingdom, birds are among the most colorful. There are several reasons behind this – the most notable being sexual dimorphism. Certain bird species, like the mandarin duck and the Indian peafowl, have more colorful males than females. They are believed to be this brightly colored to attract a partner easily during the mating season.
List of Colorful Birds
- American Goldfinch
- American Purple Gallinule
- American Redstart
- Andean Cock-of-the-Rock
- Anna’s Hummingbird
- Azure Kingfisher
- Baltimore Oriole
- Barn Swallow
- Black and Yellow Broadbill
- Blue Crowned Pigeon
- Blue Grosbeak
- Blue Jay
- Blue Kingfisher
- Blue-and-yellow Macaw
- Blue-throated Barbet
- Budgerigar
- Bullock’s Oriole
- Cedar Waxwing
- Cerulean Warbler
- Chilean Flamingo
- Collared Kingfisher
- Common Kingfisher
- Costa’s Hummingbird
- Crimson Rosella
- Crimson Sunbird
- Crowned Woodnymph
- Curl-crested Aracari
- Dusky Lory
- Eastern Bluebird
- Eclectus Parrot
- Emerald Tanager
- European Bee-eater
- Evening Grosbeak
- Fiery-throated Hummingbird
- Fire-breasted Flowerpecker
- Flame Bowerbird
- Golden Parakeet
- Golden Pheasant
- Golden-hooded Tanager
- Gouldian Finch
- Great Barbet
- Great Blue Turaco
- Green Jay
- Green Peafowl
- Green-breasted Mango
- Green-winged Macaw
- Gurney’s Pitta
- Himalayan Monal
- Hooded Oriole
- Hooded Pitta
- Hyacinth Macaw
- Indian Peafowl
- Indigo Bunting
- Keel-billed Toucan
- King Vulture
- Lady Gouldian Finch
- Lazuli Bunting
- Lesser Bird-of-paradise
- Lilac-breasted Roller
- Lilac-crowned Amazon
- Long-tailed Broadbill
- Mandarin Duck
- Many-colored Rush Tyrant
- Mountain Bluebird
- Musk Lorikeet
- Nicobar Pigeon
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Flicker
- Northern Parula
- Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher
- Painted Bunting
- Painted Parakeet
- Paradise Tanager
- Pine Grosbeak
- Plum-headed Parakeet
- Prairie Warbler
- Prothonotary Warbler
- Purple Gallinule
- Purple Sunbird
- Rainbow Lorikeet
- Red-bearded Bee Eater
- Red-breasted Parakeet
- Red-headed Woodpecker
- Red-necked Tanager
- Resplendent Quetzal
- Rose Breasted Grosbeak
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
- Scarlet Ibis
- Scarlet Macaw
- Scarlet Tanager
- Scarlet-chested Parakeet
- Scarlet-chested Parrot
- Scott’s Oriole
- Senegal Parrot
- Shining Honeycreeper
- Spangled Cotinga
- Splendid Fairy Wren
- Steller’s Jay
- Summer Tanager
- Sun Conure
- Temminck’s Tragopan
- Toco Toucan
- Tree Swallow
- Varied Thrush
- Vermillion Flycatcher
- Violet Sabrewing
- Violet-backed Starling
- Violet-green Swallow
- Western Bluebird
- Western Tanager
- Wilson’s Bird-of-Paradise
- Yellow Warbler
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- Yellow-collared Lovebird
Most Colorful Birds in the World: Scarlet Macaw, Rainbow Lorikeet, Gouldian Finch, etc.
Big Colorful Birds: Scarlet Macaw, Blue-and-yellow Macaw, Indian Peafowl, etc.
Small Colorful Birds: Costa’s Hummingbird, Anna’s Hummingbird, Budgerigar, etc.
FAQs
1. Which tropical birds are among the most colorful? Lesser Bird-of-Paradise, Keel-billed Toucan, Toco Toucan, etc.
2. Which bird has the most colorful beak? The toco toucan has one of the most colorful beaks among all avian species.
3. Is there a bird that can change color? Anna’s hummingbird projects different colors depending on the direction one looks at it. The reported colors include black, green, purple, red, yellow, etc.
