Forthefirsttimeever,hereisahighlyselectivelistofthe100mostbeautiful,glamorous,unusual,andiconicbirdstheworldhaseverknown.Somearesoraretheyareonthevergeofextinction,whileothersaresonumeroustheyareliterallyuncountable.Somearefamousfortheirlooks,andothersfortheirlifestyle.Butallhaveexceptionalqualitiesthatmakethemthemostsought-after,cherished,andfamousbirdsintheworld.Inordertocreatethelistforthisbook,birdersandconservationistsworldwidewereaskedtonominatetheirfavoritebirds,andgivetheirreasonswhytheseshouldwinaplaceinthisbook.Thefinalselectionsarebaseduponthistrulygloballist.PublishedinassociationwithBirdLifeInternational,theworld'sleadingbirdconservationorganization,RemarkableBirdsexplainswhyeachofthefeaturedbirdsissofascinating,andincludesastunningphotographofeachspecies.Fromalbatrossestowrens—viacranesandcrows,hoopoesandhummingbirds,penguinsandplovers,wallcreepersandwarblers—RemarkableBirdstakesyouonajourneyofextraordinarydiscovery.