HalfFemale

Scientists observed a rare half-male, half-female Green Honeycreeper in Colombia, offering significant insights into avian biology and sex differentiation. Photos of a bilaterally gynandromorphic Green Honeycreeper near Manizales, Colombia, 20 May 2022. Credit: John MurilloA striking and extremely rare half-female, half-male bird has been spotted by a University of Otago zoologist.Sesquicentennial Distinguished Professor Hamish Spencer was holidaying in Colombia when an amateur ornithologist John Murillo pointed out a…

A green honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza) with male plumage on one half of its body and female coloring on the other has been caught for the first time on camera, with the only other known record being over a century ago.The striking-looking bird has shimmering, aqua-blue and yellow-green feathers, with a clear boundary in the middle. This differs from the typical males of this species, which are bright blue with a black head, and the females, which are grass-green all over.Amateur ornithologist John Murillo spotted the…