Miami Beach Police are looking for a burglar who stole a family's exotic pet bird during an overnight break-in Monday.
Chico, a yellow-naped amazon, was taken from the home at 3470 Meridian Avenue, police said.
The bird is 52 years old and has been with the same family for decades. He speaks and laughs like a "drunk old lady," the bird's owner said.
"He's been in our family for a long time," owner Marie Reilly said. "My dad’s best friend raised him a chick."
Reilly said she had heard noises in the middle of the night but thought it was garbage men.
"He only likes my sister and I, no one can get close to him. Whoever tries to touch this bird is going to lose a finger," she said, adding a message to whoever took him. "I hope he bites your nose off."
Anyone with information is asked to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS.
