Participant Photo: Unusual color of a song sparrow
Noticed an unusual bird on the feeder. Looks like a song sparrow to me but maybe albino?
Categories: Unusual feathers & bills
Noticed an unusual bird on the feeder. Looks like a song sparrow to me but maybe albino?
Categories: Unusual feathers & bills
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2 comments on “Participant Photo: Unusual color of a song sparrow”
Hi, I believe that this bird is leucistic. Leucism is a partial loss of pigments in an animal, resulting in white, or lighter-colored feathers(in the case of a bird). It is basically partial albinism.
Yes, I agree, it is leucistic.