35 beautiful pictures of birds with red plumage in the wild: symbols of good luck and festive season

35 beautiful pictures of birds with red plumage in the wild: symbols of good luck and festive season

Red is a color associated with Christmas, Yule and the winter holiday season in general.

Here in North America, we don’t have too many wildlife ѕрeсіeѕ that are red. There are a few reptiles that have a Ьіt of red on them, but the ѕрeсіeѕ that sport this vibrant color over all or most of their bodies are pretty much are all birds.

Here are seven of the most cheerily red birds that might show up in your backyard or community.

Click on their names to learn more about them, and hare your sightings and photos of red birds in the comments section below!

Pine Grosbeak

Northern Cardinal

Summer Tanager

Summer tanager by National Wildlife Photo Contest entrant John Bomar Jr.

Purple Finch

Vermilion Flycatcher

Scarlet Ibis

Red Crossbill