This cardinal will become the mascot for confused peeps

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At first Mr Hill wondered if the bird was leucistic - a term that means the specimen would have a loss of pigmentation in its feathers, but would not be half-female, half-male. But after seeing mobile phone pictures, he suspected it had what is called bilateral gynandromorphism, which is when a bird would have both a functioning ovary and a functioning single testis.

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This possible gynandromorph northern cardinal is not the first to have been spotted in the area.

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