Canadian pop star Justin Bieber gets a bird tattoo on his left hip in fulfillment of a Bieber family tradition.

According to US reports, this was the only time the 16-year-old got ink done.

Website bestweekever.tv said his tattoo is coin-sized.

Bieber's fansite, justinbieberzone.com, said that the inking happened in March. His father, Jeremy Bieber, was with him when he had it done at the Son of a Gun tattoo parlour in Toronto.

The website even says that the senior Bieber "showed his aproval by giving a thumbs-up when they posed for a photo with the staff."

Bieber's representatives have not commented on the issue yet.

Photos of his tattoo first emerged on the Internet.