Today’s bird is: Bob the Ruby Macaw!
Tag: hybrid
an unusual but natural hybrid between a varied bunting and painted bunting. although not very common, these hybrids occasionally occur where the two species’ territories overlap.
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an unusual but natural hybrid between a sharp tailed grouse and a greater prairie chicken. despite the confusion of the names, sharp-tailed grouse are also considered prairie chickens, and both species are members of the grouse family.
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a hybrid between a blue and gold macaw and patagonian conure. while many assume macaws and conures are only distantly related, they are genetically similar and can sometimes interbreed in captivity.
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this colorful bird is the result of an unusual, but natural, hybridization between a scaly-breasted lorikeet and rainbow lorikeet.
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this unusual bird is the result of natural hybridization between a blue jay and a steller’s jay. while uncommon, they aren’t unheard of, and it’s likely some go unnoticed, as they can pass for a regular jay with slightly off coloration.
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This is a “Perlin” – a hybridization between a Merlin and a Peregrine Falcon. These hybrids haven’t been recorded in the wild, but are semi-popular in falconry.
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this beautiful bird is a hybrid between a blue and gold macaw and a military macaw. these hybrids are sometimes referred to as miligold macaws. these hybrids are not naturally occurring, but often fetch high prices in the pet trade. they are somewhat controversial, as there are concerns about the health of the hybrids, as well as contamination of the limited captive macaw gene pool.
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a new bird species is forming as scientists watch – in a rapid amount of time. scientists were studying galapagos finches in 1981 when they noticed a strange male finch – a large cactus finch, which lives on islands 60 miles away. this finch started breeding with female galapagos finches, and created hybrids. these hybrids bred exclusively amongst themselves, and have created a distinct population.
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