I've seen a lot of Cardinals and this one just looks like a late
blooming Juvenal. Females colors are very muted, and this guy just
seems to be a little late on his final molt to full male brightness.
On 4/11/2020 4:04 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
I shot this bird perching this afternoon. He appeared to be an ordinary
Cardinal.
https://www.photo.net/photo/18593470/Bilateral-Gynandromorph-Cardinal
Then it flew to the feeder. I normally don’t shoot birds at the feeder, but I
did this time because when seen in profile it appeared to by what they call a
Bilateral Gynandromorph Cardinal — half male, half female but not a
hermaphrodite. Now juvenile Cardinals can have some brown markings, but this
bird appears too large to be a juvenile, particularly at this time of years.
https://www.photo.net/photo/18593471/Bilateral-Gynandromorph-Cardinal
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