Top 10 Most Beautiful Birds In The World

You will be impressed by the unique features and astounding colors of these top 10 most beautiful birds in the world. With their striking beauty and enchanting whistles, it is impossible not to be drawn to these fascinating winged creatures.

10. Golden Pheasant

The Chinese Pheasant is known for its golden color that add to the spectacular charm of this bird specie. These gamebirds are native to China’s west coast, but they are also bred in the UK. When the male specie wants to attract his mate, he spreads his “cape” of deep orange shade that covering almost everything except his brilliant yellow eyes.

9. The Quetzal

Found in Central America, the Quetzal dwells in tropical forests and mountains in the region. They also feed on lizards, insects, fruit and several other small creatures in the wild. Unfortunately, this bird specie is endangered in some countries including Guatemala.

8. The Hoopoe

This colorful winged animal is typically found in the Afro-Eurasia. The Hoopoe is famous for its remarkable arrangement of feathers on top of its head that resembles a crown. At present, the Hoopoe is the remaining extant specie in the Upupidae family of birds since the Giant Hoopoe in Saint Helena is already considered as extinct. The bird got its name from the Latin “upupa”, and the English name imitates the bird’s distinct cry.

7. The Bali Bird of Paradise

A vast majority of bird species in the Birds of Paradise family is located on New Guinea, as well as its satellites. However, there are a few remaining species in the eastern coast of Australia and Moluccas. It is common to see these birds only on film since they usually dwell in dense and inaccessible rainforest habitats.

6. The Atlantic Puffin

This is a specie of pelagic bird that typically feeds on fish and other marine creatures such as crustaceans and squid. The most striking feature of the Atlantic Puffin during its breeding season is the brilliantly- colored bill. With the bird’s curious appearance, piebald plumage and large colorful bill, some people call the puffin as the “clown of the ocean”.

5. The Lear’s Macaw

Popularly referred to as the Indigo Macaw, this large Brazilian parrot has an adorable blue color. The bird was first described and spotted in 1856 by Charles Lucien Bonaparte. Other features of the bird include a yellow patch of skin located at the base of its black bull and a tinge of green color with its metallic blue body.

4. Peacocks

Peacocks are known for their stunning colors on their tails that are usually green and blue. The tail feathers of these birds spread out like a fan, which makes up 60 perfect of its body’s total length. Its ends also have that unique colorful eye design markings of red, gold, and blue among other colors. The train is typically used in courtship displays and mating rituals.

3. The Northern Cardinal

Most people are drawn to the Northern Cardinal’s fiery red feathers that simply captivates any spectators’ attention. Females, on the other hand, have a brown body, yet it is common that there are warm red accents and a sharp crest. Since cardinals barely molt into a dull color during winter, they still appear breathtaking in the somber surroundings in the cold months.

2. The California Condor

Another attractive bird specie that is indeed a sight to behold is the California Condor. This lovely winged creature is considered as a “New World” vulture, and it is the largest land bird in North America. The bird inhabits southern Utah and northern Arizona, as well as the Zion National Park and the famous Grand Canyon area. In addition, it may be found in the coastal mountains of southern and central California, as well as the northern Baja California.

1. The African Crowned Crane

The African Crowned Crane is one of the most charming birds in the African savannah, which is it the southern part of the Sahara desert. However, the bird prefers to nest in wetter habitats to keep it cool and comfortable. These birds may also be found flying around the lakes, and some flatlands near rivers. It is also important to note that this bird does not migrate, so they usually stay where they are. With the outstanding and attractive features of this bird specie, it is no wonder why more people are drawn to them.

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13,988 Miles!

13,988 Miles!

Gray Whale Breaks Mammal Migration Record

The western gray whale now holds the record as the mammal with the longest known migration, researchers say.

A female western gray whale swam from Russia to Mexico and back again — a total of 13,988 miles (22,511 kilometers) — in 172 days, according to a new report.

Until now, the title of the longest-migrating mammal belonged to the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), which migrates up to 10,190 miles (16,400 kilometers) round trip as it travels between its breeding grounds near the equator and the food-rich waters of the Arctic and Antarctic, according to Guinness World Records.

Gray whales, like other whale species, are known for their long-distance migrations.

But the new report shows that a female western gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) named Varvara (the Russian equivalent of the name Barbara), has stolen the record. Researchers placed satellite-monitoring tags on seven western gray whales living off Russia's Sakhalin Island, where the mammals feed every year. Varvara was the only whale whose tag stayed intact throughout the entire journey, said the study's lead researcher, Bruce Mate, the director of the Marine Mammal Institute at Oregon State University.

Western gray whales are critically endangered; they were once even thought to be extinct, Mate said. Before the new study, little was known about these animals' migratory paths, and many researchers suspected that the whales migrated in a loop from Russia to the South China Sea.

Instead, the tagging study shows that Varvara swam to Mexico.

"She crossed the Bering Sea, the Gulf of Alaska [and] the lengths of the North American continent to get down to the Baja breeding calf lagoons that are used by eastern North Pacific animals," Mate said.

13,988 Miles! Gray Whale Breaks Mammal Migration Record  

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Arrived New Pictures of Pluto

Arrived New Pictures of Pluto

Even in July you can view various photos of Pluto, this time on Earth arrived new pictures of this mysterious planet.

- This is what we waited, pictures and other information will help us understand the origin and evolution of the Pluto for the first time, said principal investigator of the project, Alan Stern.

New photos of Pluto shows the incredible diversity of the geology of the planet.

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