CENTRAL TEXAS - ( WTKR/CNN ) -- A rare-looking northern cardinal was caught and banded by members of the Inland Bird Banding Association in central Texas.
The bird shows apparent bilateral gynandromorphism, a rare abnormality that causes it to have female plumage on one side of its body and male on the other.
Such birds have both an ovary and a testis, says the IBBA.
![This northern cardinal was caught and banded by members of the Inland Bird Banding Association in central Texas.](https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/40f8380/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1080x720+100+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fewscripps.brightspotcdn.com%2F5a%2F98%2F69c94cae444e907c690e2cacffd5%2Fwptv-northern-cardinal-bilateral-gynandromorphism2.jpg)
In October, an extremely rare yellow northern cardinal was spotted in Port St. Lucie, Florida!
Tracy Workman, an art teacher and photographer, spotted the little bird in her backyard and quickly snapped a few pictures before leaving the house.
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