Unique-looking bird is part of baby boom at San Antonio Zoo

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A very unique-looking baby bird was recently born at the San Antonio Zoo. Officials with the zoo said there’s been a baby boom ahead of Mother’s Day weekend with many new births, including an exceedingly rare Micronesian kingfisher which is believed to be extinct in the wild. The baby bird that looks like it has two targets in its mouth, however, is called a crested couca. An Instagram post from zoo officials noted that the target markings help encourage parents to feed the chicks and phase out as the bird gets older.