These breathtaking animals are all naturally purple, a rare color found in wild fauna. Read about what makes them so special.

There are 147 bird species categorised as threatened or near-threatened in South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini, according to the revised Red Data Book of Birds (RDB-online) launched by BirdLife.

The purple bird possesses some of the same characteristics ... They are sighted more often in southern Europe and some parts of northern Africa.