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why do birds have feathers of different colors and size2007-11-24 17:26:58Answers:

Perhaps because there are different species.

Just a thought d'oh.

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why do humans have different eye colours and skin and face? same thing.

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To either blend into the environment or either for mating to catch the other sexes attention with colorful displays.

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Why do humans have arms and legs.come on your asking questions about Gods creations..No one can answer that better than : Thats the way it is.

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ITS THE NATURE ,GOD HAS GIFTED EVERYONE SOME THING SPECIAL IN THIS WORLD,THATS NATURE

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why not

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Different colors of feathers are for attracting the females. The prettier the better.

As for size of feathers, they vary is every species of bird - basically to give them the aerodynamics of flight.

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Male birds have richer, deeper colors than females. This is for mating purposes. Brightly colored males are more alluring to female birds, increasing their chance to breed and produce offspring. The size of feathers are for the purposes of flying, and to intimidate other species from harming them. Birds increase their wing span, and fluff their feather so as to appear larger, thus creating the illusion of size to intimidate prey.

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God created different kinds of birds like humans with different shape and sizes

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Most birds are colored to match the environment they live in, so they can blend in and be camouflaged if necessary. Males are usually more colorful and bright as they need to attract a female in the spring for breeding. Most males have a "breeding plumage" when there color is the most vibrant, and a "winter plumage" when they are more drab.

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Birds have feathers of different sizes and shapes because the different feathers perform different functions-