Blue Animals

This bright blue South American parrot is the largest macaw and the largest flying parrot species. With a length from the top of its head to the tip of its long pointed tail of about one meter, the Hyacinth macaw is longer than any other species of parrot. These adorable macaws have very strong beaks for eating the kernels of hard nuts and seeds. Their strong beaks are even able to crack coconuts, the large brazil nut pods, and macadamia nuts. ...
Hyacinth macaws also have dry, smooth tongues with a bone inside them that makes them an effective tool for tapping into fruits. They generally eat fruits, nuts, nectar, and various kinds of seeds. Also, Hyacinth macaws will readily travel a vast area in order to feed on the ripest of foods. Less

The males and the females of these small birds differ in coloration. Adult males have bright turquoise-blue plumage, while adult females have duller blue wings and tails, grey breasts, grey crowns, throats, and backs. However, in fresh fall plumage, the female's throat and breast are tinged with red-orange contrasting with white tail underparts. Mountain bluebirds feed mainly on insects; however, during cold winter months, they eat mostly ...
berries and fruit seeds. When feeding bluebirds hover over the ground and fly down to catch insects which takes up to 8 times the energy of sitting on a perch and waiting. Less

Let us tell you a bit about this rare macaw species that was endemic to Brazil. This bird has been completely extirpated from its natural range, and the IUCN officially declared it extinct in the wild in 2019. Due to deforestation in its limited range and specialized habitat, the Spix's macaw was rare in the wild throughout the twentieth century. Its last known stronghold in the wild was in northeastern Bahia, Brazil and sightings were very ...
rare. After a 2000 sighting of a male bird, the next and last sighting was in 2016. The Spix's macaw is now maintained through a captive breeding program at several conservation organizations under the aegis of the Brazilian government. Less

These beautiful birds are native to the Indian subcontinent and have been introduced to many other countries. Male peafowl are referred to as peacocks, and female peafowl are referred to as peahens; peafowl of either sex are often referred to colloquially as "peacocks". The peacock is brightly colored, with a predominantly blue fan-like crest of spatula-tipped wire-like feathers; it is best known for the long train made up of elongated ...
upper-tail covert feathers which bear colourful eyespots. These stiff feathers are raised into a fan and quivered in a display during courtship. Despite the length and size of these covert feathers, peacocks are still capable of flight. Peahens lack the train and are dull brown in color. Indian peafowl live mainly on the ground in open forests or on land under cultivation. Their loud calls make them easy to detect, and in forest areas often indicate the presence of a predator such as a tiger. These birds forage on the ground in small groups and usually try to escape on foot through undergrowth and avoid flying, but at night they fly into tall trees to roost. Less

During the breeding season, Little blue herons have blue-grey plumage except for the head and neck, which are purplish and have long blue filamentous plumes. Outside of the breeding season head and neck plumage become dark blue in color. Young birds of this species are all white in their first year and have dark wing tips and in their first spring or first summer, they will gradually acquire the adults' dark plumage. White Little blue herons ...
even often mingle with Snowy egrets. Interestingly Snowy egrets tolerate their presence more than Little blue herons in adult plumage. Young Little blue herons actually catch more fish when in the presence of Snowy egrets and also gain a measure of protection from predators when they mix with flocks of white herons. It is plausible that because of these advantages, they remain white for their first year. Less

In 2014 this colorful parrot was designated by law as a natural patrimony of Bolivia, where it is known as barba azul, which means 'blue beard' in Spanish. Until 2010, it was hunted by natives to make feathered "Moxeño" headdresses for "machetero" ritual dances. The Blue-throated macaw is one of the rarest in the world. It has a very small population and is on the verge of extinction in the wild. The numbers of these birds have dropped due to ...
nesting competition, avian predation, and a small native range, exacerbated by indigenous hunting and capture for the pet trade. Although plentiful in captivity, the Blue-throated macaw is critically endangered in the wild and is protected by trading prohibitions. Less

As with most other blue-hued birds, the Blue jay's coloration is not derived from pigments; it is the result of light interference due to the internal structure of the feathers and if a blue feather is crushed, the blue disappears because the structure is destroyed. The actual pigment in its feathers is melanin. This is referred to as structural coloration. Blue jays have a pronounced crest on the head, which may be raised or lowered according ...
to their mood. When excited or aggressive, the crest will be fully raised. When frightened, the crest bristles outwards, brushlike. When the Blue jay is feeding among other jays or resting, the crest is usually flattened on the head. Less

Azure kingfishers are very colorful birds, with deep blue to azure back, a large white to buff spot on the side of the neck and throat, and rufous-buff with some blue-violet streaks on the breast and flanks. Even their tiny feet are bright red in color. Azure kingfishers belong to the river kingfisher subfamily. This group includes many kingfishers that actually dive for fish. When hunting they catch fish by diving into the water from a perch. ...
Before eating the prey smart kingfishers will beat larger fish on a perch to kill it and dislodge or break protective spines and bones. Less

Lear's macaws are rare all-blue Brazilian parrots. They have a highly restricted native range, which was only discovered in 1978. Lear's macaws live in a dry desert-like shrubby environment known as caatinga, and roost and nest in cavities in sandstone cliffs. They mainly feed on the nuts of the palm locally known as licuri, as well as raiding maize from local farmers. Lear's macaws usually forage in groups. They select a tall tree as a base to ...
carefully inspect the feeding area. First, a pair descends to the level of the palms to assess the suitability; the pair then returns to base, and then the entire flock descends to decide if it is worth staying around. If it is, then the macaws generally feed directly at the site, tearing the fibrous pulp off the fruit to obtain the extremely hard and thick-shelled nut. Upon occasion, the birds may fly off to a better perch to consume the nut and sometimes will carry a branchlet with a few fruits. Less

Indigo buntings occur in the Americas. These small birds are known for their night migrations during which they use the stars to navigate. Indigo buntings do not rely on individual stars or the general brightness of groups of stars, but instead, use them as clues in navigation. They do use the northern sky to help navigate both in the fall and in the spring. It was thought that buntings have an internal clock, being able to compensate for the ...
movement of stars. However, in fact, temporal compensation for stellar motion is not a part of their migratory methods. Less

The Blue iguana is the largest native land animal on Grand Cayman. It is also among the largest species of lizard in the Western Hemisphere. The skin color of adult males ranges from dark grey to turquoise blue, whereas the females are more olive green to pale blue. Blue iguanas change their color to blue when they are in the presence of other iguanas to signal and establish territory. The blue color is more pronounced in males of the species. ...
Blue iguanas live mainly on the ground but despite their size, they are able to climb trees 15 feet (4.6 m) and even higher. Less

Blue cranes have a very nice pale blue-gray plumage which helps them to blend well in the dry grassy uplands and plains with a few scattered trees. These elegant birds are partially social and have a strict hierarchy in groups where the larger adult males are dominant. Blue cranes are very aggressive to various other animals during the nesting season; they may attack even non-predatory species such as cattle, tortoises, plovers, and even ...
sparrows! If humans approach a nest too closely, the aggressive male can easily tear clothes and cause drawn blood in such cases. Less

These tiny songbirds are found across much of the Australian continent. During the breeding season, the males of this species have predominantly bright blue and black coloration. The blue breeding plumage of the male is often referred to as nuptial plumage. Non-breeding males, females, and juveniles are predominantly grey-brown in color. One of the interesting habits of males of this and other fairywren species during the breeding season is to ...
pluck petals and show them to female fairywrens. Splendid fairywrens pluck predominantly pink and purple petals which contrast with their plumage. Petals often form part of a courtship display and are presented to a female in the male fairywren's own or another territory. Outside the breeding season, males may sometimes still show petals to females in other territories, presumably to promote themselves. Less

In Blue grosbeaks, only males are deep blue in color. The females are mainly brown and have scattered blue feathers on the upper parts. Even the scientific name of this species 'caerulea' is translated from Latin as "blue", "azure-blue", "sky-blue" or "dark-blue". Blue grosbeaks live in the Americas and prefer partly open habitats with scattered trees, riparian woodland, scrub, thickets, cultivated areas, or hedgerows. They form pair bonds only ...
for one breeding season and like to build their nests in a low tree or bush or a tangle of vegetation, usually about 1-2.5 m (3.3-8.2 ft) above ground. Less