'Magical:' Listen to a Bird Perfectly Singing the Harry Potter Theme Song

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The internet is obsessed with a "talking bird" who perfectly sings the Harry Potter theme tune, after copying his owner.

Farijuana regularly uploads clips of her European Starling, named Zephyr, to her TikTok account @farijuana_.

The 34-year-old, whose bio states she's a "bird mom," has seemingly trained the avian to not only hum, but also to speak.

Clips show the creature saying "pretty bird," "bird," while Zephyr can also hum The Addams Family theme tune and beat box.

But it's his latest rendition of the Harry Potter theme song which has captivated the internet, with a clip of Zephyr posted on Sunday amassing more than seven million views online. It can be seen here.

While perched on her hand, Zephyr trills off Hedwig's Theme, by John Williams, better known as the Harry Potter theme. Farijuana captioned it: "I love how he even mimics the breath I take in the middle of whistling."

And she's not wrong, with the little bird perfectly copying the audible intake of breath Farijuana inevitably does as she herself whistles the song.

The clip has seen Zephyr's talents praised online, Call me Key raved: "The fact that he's not actually taking a breath, rather copying YOU taking a breath, I love him."

Barzin thought: "Nature is such a trip."

Devin Deanna raved: "This is the most magical thing ever."

Sirine Mahjoub said: "This is another level of talent."

Jessica joked: "Whistling avocado."

In other videos, Farijuana explained more about her bird, saying she found him when he was only a few days old.

"He fell out of his nest and was in the parking lot of a deli I used to work for on a 95f day. He was about 9 days old," she wrote.

And she claimed it didn't take him long to speak, saying: "He was gargling out words by the time he was 3-4 months old."

European Starlings are well-known for their vocal abilities. As website Bird Note explained, they have "a surprising repertoire of sounds."

It said: "The searing cry of a Red-tailed Hawk pierces the air. The distinctive scream is coming from a tree nearby. But when you scan the tree for the form of a hawk, you see only a small, speckled, black bird. You've been fooled. It's a starling giving voice to the hawk's cry.

"The European Starling—the continent's most abundant non-native bird—is an accomplished mimic. Starlings are especially astute imitators of bird sounds that have a whistled feel—like the sound of a Killdeer or quail. They can duplicate a car alarm or phone ring, too."

Newsweek reached out to Farijuana for comment.

Harry Potter movie poster and European Starling.
"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" movie poster and file photo of a European Starling. A woman has shared a clip of her bird singing the movie's theme tune. Warner Bros./Getty Images / Kikagogo

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Rebecca Flood is Newsweek's Audience Editor for Life & Trends, and joined in 2021 as a senior reporter. Rebecca specializes ... Read more