Participant Photo: White Female Grosbeak Share Submitter: JANINE THORNINGTON Place: KIRKFIELD ON CANADA Submission Date: November 8, 2022 Species: Categories: Unusual feathers & bills Comments 3 comments on “Participant Photo: White Female Grosbeak” Ava on November 8th, 2022 - 9:38am Hi, this is called leucism. It’s a condition where an animal has a partial loss of pigments resulting in white or lighter colored feathers (in the case of a bird). Reply Texas Bird Family on January 28th, 2023 - 9:48pm I agree. She is leucistic. Reply Jim Murphy on April 11th, 2023 - 4:47pm I have one at my feeder in Virgil New York. Rt392 near Greek Peak Ski Resort. Reply Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Current ye@r * Leave this field empty
Ava on November 8th, 2022 - 9:38am Hi, this is called leucism. It’s a condition where an animal has a partial loss of pigments resulting in white or lighter colored feathers (in the case of a bird). Reply
Jim Murphy on April 11th, 2023 - 4:47pm I have one at my feeder in Virgil New York. Rt392 near Greek Peak Ski Resort. Reply
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3 comments on “Participant Photo: White Female Grosbeak”
Hi, this is called leucism. It’s a condition where an animal has a partial loss of pigments resulting in white or lighter colored feathers (in the case of a bird).
I agree. She is leucistic.
I have one at my feeder in Virgil New York. Rt392 near Greek Peak Ski Resort.