Gibber Italicus

Technically one of the Frilled Canaries, the Gibber is a lanky, thin canary with hunched shoulders and featherless thighs. It has large eyes surrounded by naked areas and a flat skull. The Gibber is thinly feathered, but those it does have are usually deep yellow. This breed may be up to 6 inches long, was developed in central and northern Italy and was officially recognized as a breed in 1951.

When not circling over lost and dying travellers and tearing the flesh from carrion, Gibber Italicus may be found perched on the gables of farm buildings and outhouses–putting hens off their laying, souring milk, making lambs wool grow straight and blokeys’ wedding tackle fall off.

Nice yellow though.