Why it's awesome: The hoatzin is often regarded as one of the world's strangest birds. Hatchlings are born with clawed wings ...

Their wings are dark gray with white and brown tips ... and some also have a dark ring around their neck. These birds have short, red legs and a pink wash on their chest and underbelly.

Ruby red iris of adult visible at close range. Gray to blue-gray crown contrasts with olive back and darker wings and tail. Lacks wing bars. Fall: flanks and undertail coverts usually washed olive ...

A male western tanager is a flashy bird with a bright yellow body, red head, black tail and wings. Its wings have yellow or ...

The red-breasted nuthatch has the un­usual habit ... Upperparts otherwise a deep blue-gray. Wings are edged blue-gray. Whitish chin and throat blend into buff breast and rich buff belly, flanks ...