This Half-Male, Half-Female Bird Has Very Peculiar Plumage

Tulessa · Jan 1, 2015

You don't have to be an ornithologist to know that red northern cardinals are male and brownish-gray ones are female.

But what about a Cardinalis cardinalis that sports red feathers on one side of its body and brownish-gray feathers on the other? Why, that cardinal is half-male and half-female, of course--and just such a rare bird has been observed in northwestern Illinois.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/...336.html?cps=gravity_2685_2490389776830584911

I think he/she is beautiful!!

charminglane · Jan 1, 2015

Wow. Thank you so much for sharing this, Tulessa!!!
Nature has so many anomalies.

TripleA · Jan 1, 2015

Nature is bizarre and amazing!

teedie2 · Jan 2, 2015

Why I LOVE the internet! Beautiful bird, thanks for posting this.

TrackerSam · Jan 3, 2015

Reminds me of a 3 stooges bit and an older one with Joe E. Brown. Confederates on one side of the road and Union on the other. Curly walks down the middle by wearing half a uniform from each. Almost reaches his goal until he turns around and gets blasted by both sides.
That bird would probably be worth a bit of money.

This Half-Male, Half-Female Bird Has Very Peculiar Plumage

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