1. IF YOU DON’T FOLLOW BIRD ACCOUNTS ON INSTAGRAM, THEN YOU’RE MAKING A BIG MISTAKE!

2. WITH ROUGHLY 20,000* SPECIES OF BIRD IN THE WORLD, THERE IS TO BE A NEVER-ENDING AMOUNT OF GORGEOUS BIRDS WORTH PH๏τOGRAPHING — JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PLUM-HEADED PARAKEET.

3. THEN THERE’S THE ORIENTAL DWARF KINGFISHER.
FOUND IN MANY PARTS OF SOUTHEAST ASIA, THIS LITTLE BIRD IS A STUNNER

4. HOW ABOUT THESE RHINOCEROS HORNBILLS?

5. MANY HUMMINGBIRDS, IN PARTICULAR, CAN BE EXTREMELY BEAUTIFUL, LIKE THIS SHINING SUNBEAM. IT CAN BE FOUND IN COLOMBIA, PERU, AND ECUADOR!

6. WHAT ABOUT THE FIERY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, NATIVE TO COSTA RICA AND PANAMA?

7. IF PURPLE IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOR, YOU’LL LOVE THE VELVET-PURPLE CORONET.

8. HUMMINGBIRDS AREN’T THE ONLY COLORFUL BIRDS IN THE WORLD. BELOW ARE TWO RAINBOW LORIKEETS. PART OF THE PARROT FAMILY, THEY ARE CLASSIFIED AS PESTS IN PARTS OF AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND. BEAUTIFUL PESTS INDEED.

9. THEN THERE’S STUNNING PAINTED BUNTING. THEY’RE COMMON IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES.

10. Not everyone is a fan of pigeons, but they’re lying if they say the Nicobar pigeon isn’t pretty!

11. The Violaceous Trogon* sounds like a Harry Potter spell, but it’s actually this really pretty bird found in Central and South America.

12. This colorful Mask of Zorro-looking bird is called a Common Green Magpie.

13. And this is a gorgeous sH๏τ of a Mandarin duck.

14. There has to be at least one macaw on this list, so why not the Hyacinth?

15. Check out the legs on this Purple Gallinule:

16. And take a gander at this bird. It’s called a Three-wattled Bellbird! I wonder why?

17. This sophisticated-looking bird is a Violet-green Swallow. They can be found nesting all the way up in Alaska down to central Mexico.

18. This bird is called a Hoopoe and it has a gorgeous crown of feathers atop its head.

19. You might recognize Wilson’s bird of paradise, known for its elaborate courtship dance.

20. Belonging to the pheasant family, the Himalayan monal could make your jaw drop with its looks.

21. And finally, I present to you the Guianan Cock-of-the-rock. Magnificent, isn’t he?

THIS IS JUST 21 BEAUTIFUL BIRDS, THOUGH THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OTHER BEAUTIFUL BIRDS! SORRY IF YOUR FAVORITE DIDN’T MAKE IT.