Most beautiful bird in the world?

Photo: Hayden's Animal Facts

VICTORIA CROWNED PIGEON

(Goura victoria)

Whenever I ask Wikipedia to tell me what is the most beautiful bird in the world, there is never one single bird.   I always get the 'Top Ten' or 'Top 100' or some other multiple choice.   But the bird pictured here seems to make it to every list I come across.   It is the Victoria Crowned Pigeon.   It was named after Queen Victoria and happens to be the largest surviving species of pigeon in the world, at 31" long and 7.7 lbs.   This ground-dwelling beauty is native to the New Guinea region. 

Photo: JerryFei.com

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