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10 Most Colourful Birds in the World Colours have played important roles in our lives and we all show different reactions to different colours. Our choice of clothes, interior decoration of homes and even purchase of items of daily use are effected by colours. No wonder, we all love to see coloured birds also. Our preference of birds is inspired by colours and shapes of feathers, beaks and other body parts. In addition, their social behaviour has encouraged us to have them as pets and they have found place in poetry and popular music.This Hub showcases 10 birds which are most colourful. Some videos highlight their other activities as well.        #1. Scarlet Macaw Native to tropical South America, Scarlet Macaw is a large sized parrot with very prominent red, yellow and blue colours. It has a whitish skin patch around it eyes and bill and has a very long tail. The legs and feet are black and the beak is dark black at the bottom though the upper p...

Blue-cheeked Amazon (Amazona dufresniana)   [order] PSITTACIFORMES | [family] Psittacidae | [latin] Amazona dufresniana | [authority] Shaw, 1812 | [UK] Blue-cheeked Amazon | [FR] Amazone de Dufresne | [DE] Goldmasken-Amazone | [ES] Amazona Cariazul | [NL] Blauwwangamazone Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Amazona dufresniana SA ne Genus Amazon parrot is the common name for a parrot of the genus Amazona. These are medium-size parrots native to the New World ranging from South America to Mexico and the Caribbean. Most Amazon parrots are predominantly green, with accenting colors that depend on the species and can be quite vivid. They have comparatively short, somewhat square, tails. Just like the other parrots, amazons have four toes on each foot, two pointing forwards and two pointing backward. They feed primarily on seeds, nuts, and fruits, supplemented by leafy matter. Almost everywhere in the lowlands of tropical and subtropical America, the sa...