Weird-Looking But Attractive Birds
A list of peculiar-looking birds.
There are so many species of birds. Some are good pet birds, some are colorful, some are odd-looking and some are attractively handsome and pretty.
Greater Sage Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus)
One of the most peculiar-looking birds is the Greater Sage-grouse. This feathered creature is the largest grouse in North America. One unique thing about this bird is its long, pointed tail. Likewise, its legs are unique because it has feathers on the toes. The adult male has a yellow patch over the eye, is grayish on top with a white breast, a dark brown throat and a black belly. It has two yellowish sacs on the neck which are inflated during courtship display. The adult female is mottled grey-brown with a light brown throat and dark belly.
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
The Snowy Egret is one of the most magnificent-looking birds in the world. It is a small white heron but looks big because of its unusual shaggy feather structures. Adults are typically 61 cm long and weigh 375 g. They have a slim black bill and long black legs with yellow feet. The area of the upper bill, in front of the eyes, is yellow but turns red during the breeding season.
Black Crowned Crane (Balearica pavonina)
Another unique-looking bird that we do not see often is the Black Crowned Crane of Africa. It was once called also Kaffir Crane. It lives in dry savannah south of Sahara. With the Grey Crowned Crane, it is unique among cranes because it is the only crane that nests in trees. It is about 1 m or 3.3 ft long, has a 1.87 m or 6.2 ft wingspan and weighs about 3.6 kg or 8 lbs. succeeding generations may not see them anymore because it is endangered by habitat loss and degradation.
Grey Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum)
The Grey Crowned Crane of Africa is a relative of the Black Crowned Crane. As stated above – this species and the Black Crowned Crane are the only cranes that can roost in trees, because of a long hind toe that can grasp branches. This habit, amongst other things, is a reason why the relatively small Balearica Cranes are believed to closely resemble the ancestral members of the Gruidae.
Royal Spoonbill (Platalea regia)
This bird looks unique due to its crest and its unusually shaped bill. The weird-looking Royal Spoonbill also known as the Black-billed Spoonbill of Australia and nearby islands lives in wetlands and feeds on crustaceans, fish and small insects. The Royal Spoonbill feeds by sweeping its bill from side to side. It always flies with its head extended. The Royal Spoonbill is evaluated as least concern on the list of Threatened Species.
Attwater’s Prairie Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido attwateri)
This unique and colorful bird might not be seen anymore by future generations. The Attwater’s Prairie Chicken is a highly endangered bird. Over a century ago, one million Attwater’s Prairie Chickens graced the Texas and Louisiana gulf coastal prairie. Today, less than 1% of their native coastal prairie habitat remains and in 1998 it was estimated that only 260 remained, with less than 60 living in the wild.
Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata)
The Tufted Puffin is easily recognizable by its thick red bill and yellow tufts. It can be commonly found in the North Pacific Ocean. It is about 35 cm or 15 inches long with a similar wingspan and weigh about three quarter of a kilogram or1.6 lbs. Birds from the western Pacific population are larger than those from the eastern Pacific, and male birds tend to be slightly larger than females.
Superb Lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae)
The Superb Lyrebird is around 100 cm in length with brown upper body plumage, grayish-brown below, rounded wings and strong legs. It is the longest and third heaviest of all songbirds. The male is polygamous and has the most elegant of all tails.
The tail has sixteen feathers, with the two outermost being lyre-shaped. Next within are two guard plumes and twelve long, lace-like feathers, known as filamentary. It takes seven years for the tail to fully develop. During courtship display, the tail is fanned forward beyond his head to form a silvery white canopy.
Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)
The unusual-looking Magnificent Frigatebird was previously known as Man O’War, reflecting its rakish lines, speed, and aerial piracy of other birds. It is widespread in the tropical Atlantic, breeding colonially in trees in many areas like Florida, the Caribbean Cape Verde Island, and Pacific coast of the Americas including Galapagos Islands.
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28 Responses to “Weird-Looking But Attractive Birds”
On May 7, 2009 at 7:39 am
Love the Tufted Puffin! Great article!
On May 7, 2009 at 8:22 am
Wow! Interesting birds!
On May 7, 2009 at 9:29 am
Cool birds! Puffins are one of my favorite birds to look at.
On May 7, 2009 at 10:06 am
very interesting!!!!!They are really weird.I just knew about one of them.
On May 7, 2009 at 10:53 am
Cool birds! Imagine what we look like to them!
Thanks,
Clay
On May 7, 2009 at 11:18 am
It never fails to amaze me, how I still have not seen so much in this world. I appreciate these pictures, they are so interesting. Thanks for sharing.
On May 7, 2009 at 3:23 pm
you’re right… weird but very attractive
On May 7, 2009 at 3:57 pm
Crazy looking things!
On May 7, 2009 at 5:00 pm
Great article!
These birds are wonderful.
Yours, Gonzalo
On May 7, 2009 at 5:22 pm
The Galapagos Islands are the most incredible living museum of evolutionary changes, with a huge variety of exotic species (birds, land animals, plants) and landscapes not seen anywhere else.
http://www.galapagos-islands-tourguide.com/
On May 7, 2009 at 8:25 pm
Nobert, you are right. They are beautiful in a weird way.
On May 7, 2009 at 8:33 pm
Beautiful birds, I love birds.
On May 7, 2009 at 10:49 pm
You have just prepared a special study about birds. Thanks for sharing.
On May 7, 2009 at 11:38 pm
cool birdies and a great article.. Bro, mas gusto yung mga ibon na premyo sa “pabunot” ,yung bang mayang iba-iba kulay.. LOL
On May 8, 2009 at 1:28 am
strange looking, but very beautiful!
On May 8, 2009 at 2:14 am
Very interesting looking birds!! Great article again.
On May 8, 2009 at 7:45 pm
Great pics and article nobert very interesting
On May 9, 2009 at 12:13 am
another great collection..
On May 9, 2009 at 11:21 pm
Well done and interesting article.
On May 11, 2009 at 10:54 am
wow…amazing birds they are, they are so fascinating & mysterious~
On May 15, 2009 at 6:33 am
out of world article
On May 19, 2009 at 4:59 am
Nice work. Birds are really interesting animals.
On May 29, 2009 at 10:10 pm
excellent article… i’ve never seen that kind of bird before… they’re really attractive especially the Snowy Egret, the Greater Sage Grouse looks like peacock and the Tufted Puffin looks like the extinct dodo!
On May 31, 2009 at 6:53 am
ummmmm fancy looking but real..if it is for sale hi Tufted Puffin! i’l take you home.. great article again..thnk u sir.
On August 7, 2009 at 11:26 pm
Amazing and odd birds.
On August 10, 2009 at 8:36 am
really good stroll through some great looking birds!!
On August 23, 2009 at 6:52 am
Weird looking indeed. Nice post friend
On September 30, 2009 at 11:02 pm
I loved your pictures. I’m glad you are bringing the beauty and interest of these birds to the forefront, especially the endangered ones. There is an Attwater Prarie Chicken preserve not far from Galveston. How I hope endangered birds are able to make a come back. They are too priceless to lose forever.
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