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Green Honeycreeper with distinct half green, or female, and half blue, male, plumage. University of Otago/Website/John Murillo

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Half-Female, Half-Male Green Honeycreeper Bird Spotted

A Green Honeycreeper exhibiting half-female, half-male plumage, a rare phenomenon known as bilateral gynandromorphism, was documented in Columbia by a University of Otago zoologist. This second recorded instance in over a century offers valuable insights into avian biology.