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Rose-breasted Grosbeak Gynandropmorph

Detailed Description

The unique Rose-breasted Grosbeak pictured displays male characteristics on the bird’s right side and female characteristics are on the bird’s left side, a trait known as bilateral gynandromorphy. Male grosbeaks are dark black with a striking rosy breast and feathers under the wing (known as underwing coverts), while female grosbeaks are brown, with yellow/orange underwing coverts.

Sources/Usage

Photograph courtesy of Annie Lindsay | Powdermill Nature Reserve, Carnegie Museum of Natural History.