Male cardinals are the deep-red color commonly associated with the bird, but female cardinals are a pale tan. The cardinal that the Caldwells saw was exactly half and half.

As is typical with birds, the male's feathers are brighter and more flashy than the female's, which are often a muted brown ...

In a backyard in Erie, Pa., an unusual cardinal has appeared, displaying both male and female traits. Scientists say it may be a so-called gynandromorph. By Karen Weintraub A bird hopping outside ...

Exclusive video reveals half-male, half-female cardinal Birdwatchers in Erie, Pennsylvania, found an incredibly uncommon bird—in their backyard. ANIMALS WEIRD & WILD ...

The female cardinal has a garland of flowers and a veil, the male has a bow tie, and they are in a little nest together. It is now one of my favorite keepsakes,” says Sanchez.

Birds that are half-male, half-female. Very occasionally a bird is found with one side male, the other female. The recently sighted cardinal has red male plumage on the right, and beige (female) ...

The condition is known as bilateral gynandromorphism where animals have split male and female plumage and sexual organs. The northern cardinal was first spotted in 2014 in Texas.

The bird exhibited the typical bright red color of a male cardinal on the left half of its body, and the dull brownish-gray appearance of a female cardinal on the right half. We observed the bird ...

Among the birds of the world, it is usually the males who have the brightest feathers and the females who are the most drab, ...

Birds that are half-male, half-female. Very occasionally a bird is found with one side male, the other female. The recently sighted cardinal has red male plumage on the right, and beige (female ...

But unlike most songbirds, female cardinals sing, too. The female sings from cover while the male sings from a conspicuous perch, and she tends to sing more softly and from a concealed perch.

PENNSYLVANIA — A bird watcher in Pennsylvania spotted what he called a once-in-a-lifetime bird encounter — a cardinal with two colors that is half male and half female. James Hill said he ...