Not only the smallest, he is also said to be the most colorful, making him a stunning, multi-faceted, living gem – meet the king bird of paradise!

Not only the smallest he has also been described as the most colorful, which is probably why he has been described as a living gem.

The king bird-of-paradise (Cicinnurus regius) is a passerine bird of the Paradisaeidae (Bird-of-paradise) family. Males are easy to recognize due to their bright red color and two long, ornamental wire-like tail feather shafts, as well as the circular swirl of feathers, colored bright green, on the ends. Their bellies are white, and there is a green stripe across the chest.