Birds need colorful plumage for all kinds of reasons: attracting a mate, blending in their surroundings, identifying with others from their own species and distracting predators. But no matter what the reasons for these wonderful displays of colors, for us humans it is simply beautiful. Feast your eyes on these amazing exotic bird pictures and listen to the songs they sing.

After that play Quiz with your children.
Birds included:

atlantic puffin
blue faced honeyeater
bullfinch
common blackbird
common goldeneye
common magpie
crane
crow
cuckoo
duck
eagle
falcon
finch
flamingo
golden pheasant
goldfinch
goose
great tit
greenfinch
grey crowned_crane
hawk
hoopoe
hornbill
hummingbird
jackdaw
jay
kestrel
kingfisher
lapwing
lark
macaw
mandarin_duck
mockingbird
nightingale
northern_cardinal
nuthatch
oriole
owl
pacific_gull
peacock
pelican
penguin
pigeon
quail
rainbow lorikeet
robin
scarlet myzomela
sparrow
starling
stork
swallow
swan
toucan
vulture
waxwing
woodpecker
yellowhammer