🐦 Expensive bird stolen from shop

🐦 Store has released video of the accused thief

🐦 African greys are among the most illegally trafficked birds


SADDLE BROOK — Police are trying to identify a man who grabbed an expensive baby bird and ran off.

The theft happened on Thursday around 4 p.m. at Birds by Joe on Route 46 in Saddle Brook, according to Saddle Brook police. Birds by Joe is a small business with two locations in North Jersey that says it only raises a few birds at a time so the animals get the attention they need.

Police said a store clerk put a Congo African grey parrot in a cage display to show to a customer.

Stolen baby Congo African Grey parrot (Birds by Joe 2 via Instagram)
Stolen baby Congo African Grey parrot (Birds by Joe 2 via Instagram)
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The customer grabbed the cage and ran off with the bird, priced at $7,000.

Birds by Joe released a video of the customer accused of stealing the bird. He was wearing a dark Nike hoodie.

Anyone with information about the stolen bird is asked to call the Saddle Brook police at 201-587-2940.

(Birds by Joe via Facebook)
(Birds by Joe via Facebook)
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Trafficking threatens grey parrot

African grey parrots are among the most illegally trafficked birds in the world, according to the Maryland Zoo.

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They are coveted for their intelligence; while not cuddly pets, they are smart enough to mimic human speech.

In captivity, African greys can live for 50 years or even longer.

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