Theres also a version that says Participant on itwhich, as you probably guessed, is worth way less
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It is not that Bird is so high on this list that is surprising, more so that there are four other cards between it an Noble Hierarch which is a very similar card and situationally better than the Birds
It apparently just wasn't enough that it was a moleman with metal claws
Its less optimal, but it's allowed
You can easily power this up with Dark Patch [Astral Radiance], and maybe even get those Dark Patch back again with Darkrai VSTAR [Astral Radiance]