24 Extraordinarily Beautiful Birds You Might Not Have Heard About

Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula): Fairly large hummingbird, sleek and long-tailed with straight bill. Male is entirely emerald green with small blue throat patch only visible at some angles. Female has spotted green breast; note conspicuous white mustache stripe and white spot behind eye. Found in forested habitats and edges; visits feeders. Photo credit: Benoit Beauchamp on 500px.