Representatives from exotic bird refuge, Perroquets en folie in Saint-Placide, said a man stole a prized parakeet named Paco from its cage Saturday afternoon.
Security camera footage supplied by the bird sanctuary clearly shows a grey-haired man with a blue jacket entering part of the sanctuary, opening the Alexandrine parakeet’s cage and carrying him off while perched on his finger.
“The problem is that he’s got such a good personality, he likes people and he’s very sociable,” said Melie Breton, who owns the bird zoo.
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Breton said she wants the alleged thief to come forward and return Paco within 24 hours – or she is threatening to involve the police.
This is the second time Paco’s been bird-napped.
The first time occurred in 2011 and it took an investigation by provincial police and about a year to get the bird back.
On the open market, Paco could fetch as much as $2,000.
Alexandrine parakeets originally hail from India, can live to be about 30-years-old and are known to be good mimics.
Of the 150 birds at the Perroquets en folie zoo, Paco was the only Alexandrine.
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