A birder taking a walk in the forest discovered a hybrid bird that had never been seen before - and the species of the mother and father are not even related!
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technolo ... li=BBnb7Kz
This is what the mother looks like: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Ros ... y/63733391
And this is the father: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Sca ... /297081931
Never before seen hybrid
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Never before seen hybrid
by Pajarita » Thu Aug 11, 2022 9:36 am
- Pajarita
- Norwegian Blue
- Gender:
- Posts: 18604
- Location: NW Pa
- Number of Birds Owned: 30
- Types of Birds Owned: RoseBreasted too, CAG, DoubleYellowHead Amazon, BlueFront Amazon, YellowNape Amazon, Senegal, African Redbelly, Quaker, Sun Conure, Nanday, BlackCap Caique, WhiteBelly Caique, PeachFace lovebird, budgies,
- Flight: Yes
Re: Never before seen hybrid
by Redbull » Sun Jan 08, 2023 2:08 am
The researchers determined that the bird Gosser spotted was the healthy, 1-year-old male offspring of a rose-breasted grosbeak and scarlet tanager, the first-ever documented hybrid of its kind. Yet, his origin story was largely a mystery.
- Redbull
- Parakeet
- Gender:
- Posts: 1
- Number of Birds Owned: 0
- Flight: Yes
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