Bisexual Bird Exists

12/22/2023 Oishee Chattejee

A Feathered Phenomenon

Bisexual Bird's picture clicked by John Murillo — Image Credit: John Murillo

Bisexual bird or avant-garde fashionista? Move over, Vogue, because the latest trend in the avian world is a dazzling green honeycreeper that defies conventional feather norms.

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A Rare Encounter

Bisexual Bird is a completely new discovery for me. It’s not something that I knew from the beginning. So, there I was, casually sipping my coffee and scrolling through bird memes, when I stumbled upon the headline of the century: “Extremely Rare Green Honeycreeper Spotted , Shows Half Female, Half Male Plumage.” Who knew the bird community had its own version of gender-neutral fashion?

Bisexual Bird : The Dual-Gender Honeycreeper

So, Professor Hamish Spencer, on vacation in Colombia, gets an exclusive tour from amateur ornithologist John Murillo. That’s when we were introduced to the green honeycreeper, flaunting its unique half-green, half-blue ensemble.

Not Your Average Fashion Show
Now, let’s talk fashion. The green honeycreeper is the Lady Gaga of the bird world, with females rocking grass-green feathers while the males sport aqua blue chicness.

Bisexual Bird is a part of LGBTQ community — Photo by Raphael Renter | @raphi_rawr on Unsplash

FAQs:

Q.What is Bilateral Gynandromorphy?

A. In case you’re wondering if this is just a bird trying to find itself, let me introduce you to the concept of bilateral gynandromorphy. It’s basically Mother Nature’s way of saying, “Let’s mix things up a bit.” One side screams male, the other screams female!

Q. Why does this happen?

A. Blame it on egg meiosis gone wild, where a bird ends up with a patchwork of ZW and ZZ cells. Don’t worry; it’s not a bird identity crisis.
So, next time you hear a bird chirping, think twice , it might just be expressing its unique, feathery fabulousness!

Reference : https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-extremely-rare-bird-is-half-female-half-male-180983442/

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