Imagine a bird so unique that it looks like it belongs in a fantasy world. Meet the Magnificent Bird of Paradise—one of the smallest birds of paradise, yet one of the most spectacular.

Immature: tan and brownish head stripes. Juvenile: Brown and buff head; streaked underparts. The white-throated sparrow has a dark bill, prominent white throat, and yellow supraloral. Immature ...

with abrupt gray-yellow contrast on breast. Outer pairs of tail feathers extensively rufous on inner webs; dark shaft stripes and rufous extend to feather tips. Bill proportionately long ...