It has bright red wattles just under its blue head, along with thick black feathers on its rear. Females are larger than males, weighing between 154 and 175 pounds, while males weigh up to 121 pounds.

Big Bird's got nothing on the tousled feathers that top the Dalmatian pelican's head. The largest of all pelican species, Dalmatian pelicans can weigh as much as 30 pounds and live in wetlands in ...

This is another bird you could lure to your backyard with the right food (a 1-to-4 sugar-water mixture). The males have green bodies and a patch of red on their necks.

A bird that serves as the catalyst to pique someone’s interest in the feathered world is termed a “spark bird.” The red-headed woodpecker was the spark that launched Alexander Wilson’s career.