It is certain that birds make up most of the most striking members of the living world. Both their charming stance and their harmonious and striking colors give you the feeling that they are as flawless as hand drawn. Up close, most of the birds display fascinating details, but some are magnificent enough to stand out from hundreds of meters away. But what about the tiniest of the tiny birds, they are so tiny that we almost feel we imagined them when they flutter by? These itty bitty species also deserve a bit of our attention. Go through our list to meet some of the smallest birds in the world. Their Breathtaking features and inimitable style makes this a great post to enjoy and share.

Red-Cheeked Cordon-Bleu: This colorful bird is a species of African finch with sky blue feathers, and males have a spot of red on their cheeks that make them look like they are perpetually blushing. Individuals only grow to be about five inches in length and weigh only about .35 ounces on average. That's roughly the weight of just three pennies. This species can be found in the wild in central and eastern Africa.

Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae): The Costa's hummingbird is native to North America's southwest and flourishes in the desert setting. It is one of the smaller hummingbird species at 3 to 3.5 inches long and 0.1 ounces. The male has a brilliant purple plumage across its head.

Goldcrest: The goldcrest's scientific name is Regulus regulus, and regulus means "prince, little king." This species is in the kinglet family and is the smallest of all the birds in Europe. It measures only about 3.3 to 3.7 inches in length and weighs a minuscule 0.16 to 0.25 ounces. The species may be small, but it is mighty and doesn't mess around when it comes to raising young. As many as a dozen eggs incubate at once, and sometimes a female will have two broods a season.

Crimson Chat: Last but not least these are the smallest bird in the world and are widespread in Australia. The crimson Chat are a species of tiny birds they are also famous as the saltbush canary, tricolored chat and crimson breasted nun. They have thin, long legs; sharp, downward curved bill; and a tongue tipped like a brush. Grown-up males have brown feathers, red crowns and a black mask surrounding their eyes; with white throats. Females and young chats are similarly colored, however with pale markings. They are 10 to 12 cm in length and 10 to 11 g in weight.

Verdin (Auriparus flaviceps): With the verdin, we move from blue to yellow, and from Africa to the southwest United States and Mexico. This small bird is a species of penduline tit and is only about 4.5 inches long when fully grown. It is second only to the 4.3-inch American bushtit as the smallest of the passerines on the continent. The verdin can be spotted foraging insects among desert scrub plants or snagging a little dried sugar from hummingbird feeders every once in a while.

Willow Tit: Despite its small size, the willow tit likes cold weather. Found in sub-arctic Europe and northern Asia, the willow tit is a tiny 4.5 inches long on average and weighs 0.31 to 0.38 ounces — making it about the same size as its neighbor the marsh tit. They look almost exactly alike as well. They do, however, have very different vocalizations.

Lesser Goldfinch: The lesser goldfinch is the smallest North American finch of the Spinus genus. It may very well be the smallest true finch in the entire world, growing to an average of just 3.5 to 4.7 inches in length. The Andean siskin may beat it by a feather for the title, though, as it comes in at an average of 3.7 to 4.3 inches in length. Still, the goldfinch is truly minuscule. It weighs around 0.28 to 0.41 ounces.

Bee Hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae): The goldcrest may be the smallest bird in Europe, but the smallest bird in the world is the bee hummingbird. It is only 2 to 2.4 inches long (barely more substantial than a bee, hence its name) and weighs 0.056 to 0.071 ounces. That's less than the weight of a single penny. They make nests of cobwebs and lichen where they incubate eggs the size of peas. The bee hummingbird is native to Cuba and is rarely spotted on other nearby islands. Though it is a tiny miracle among birds, it is listed as near threatened due to habitat loss as forests transition to farmland.

Spotted Pardalote: This species is tiny but flashy, with plumage of amazing colors and patterns. Found in eastern and southern Australia in eucalyptus forests, it is one of the continent's smallest bird species at only 3.1 to 3.9 inches in length. The diminutive size helps in their preferred nesting spots: small tunnels. Sadly, this beautiful bird species is facing a decline due to the loss of its preferred forest habitat for human uses such as sheep-grazing or urban development.

Goldfinch: The Lesser Goldfinch also known as Dark Backed Goldfinch is a smallest songbird in the world. The American goldfinches are easily distinguished with males having a black forehead. This little species is the smallest North American Spinus finch, it might be the tiniest true finch found in the world. This species varies from 9-12 cm in length and can weigh from 8-11.5 g. The lesser goldfinch is frequently spotted in flocks. They utilize just about any habitat with shrubs or trees with the exception of dense forests, and are widespread and noticeable in many residential areas.

Weebill (Smicrornis brevirostris): This species has a wee bill (the source of its name) and a tiny body to match. The weebill only grows to be about 3 to 3.5 inches long, and it beats out the spotted pardalote as Australia's smallest bird species. These petite birds travel in small flocks and live in almost any wooded area, though they love eucalyptus forests the most.

Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola): Bananaquits are smallest and lively birds in the world found in warmer parts of Americas, and are by and large common. They are highly companionable and affable birds widespread around gardens where there are abundant flowers. The Bananaquits visit flowers for insects and nectar. Bananaquits are small honeycreepers. They are 7.5 to 12 cm in length and 5.5 to 19 g in weight.