It took an age for me to work out how to recreate these lovebirds' cute little features. Photograph: Thomas Poulsom
I think Canaries are incredibly cute and I love their bright yellow feathers. They originate from the Canary Islands and are very popular birds to keep in aviaries. Photograph: Thomas Poulsom
The gouldian or rainbow finch is native to Australia, and was classified as 'endangered in the wild' in 1992. Photograph: Thomas Poulsom
This is one of my favourite Lego birds so far, as I think he is pretty accurate apart from the size (he's about half the size of a real macaw). Photograph: Thomas Poulsom
The hyacinth macaw, a large parrot native to South America, is classified as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List. Photograph: Thomas Poulsom
This was the smallest bird I've built so far and it was rather tricky to get all his features right on such a small scale. Photograph: Thomas Poulsom