Watch: Man Steals 'Exotic' Bird From Williamsburg Pet Store

WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN — A man was caught on camera stealing a bird from a Williamsburg pet store this week.

The theft happened on Tuesday around 5 p.m. at Petland on Graham Avenue.

The man walked into the store and grabbed a paper towel before heading over to the "exotic bird cages," police said. Apparently having successfully snatched the bird, he walks away.

According to police, the man grabbed a blue Quaker and ran off.

Lafaber says that Quakers are usually green, and blue ones are rare.

"There have been some recent mutations of these birds in blue and cinnamon (a lighter greenish-yellow) though they are difficult to find and are very expensive," the bird experts' website says. "The blue mutation is particularly stunning, and is beginning to lower in price as breeders today are concentrating on them, though you may still have to search a little harder for them."

You can watch video of the heist below:

Image via NYPD