Participant Photo: White Sparrow?

I’ve seen this sparrow like bird a few times. It seems to be all white. Not sure if it is a sparrow or a different soecues

Submitter: Ray Sweeney

Place: Ridgewood, NJ, USA

Submission Date: July 31, 2020

Categories: Sparrows & Cardinals

3 comments on “Participant Photo: White Sparrow?”

Lisa Anderson on August 5th, 2020 - 2:36pm

Hello, The shape and size seem to suggest a Finch of some sort(?) but we need someone familiar with your local birds to comment on that. The light color could be Leucism or Albinism as described in the “Unusual Birds” section of this website. Thanks for sharing this photo.

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Meg Sikes on December 22nd, 2020 - 9:46pm

I saw a white Sparrow or finch I Springfield MA this morning. Could you identify it for me.

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- Holly Faulkner, Project Assistant on January 4th, 2021 - 10:00am
  
  Hi Meg, Feel free to send any photos of a bird to feederwatch@cornell.edu and we can help with identification. Most small songbirds that are pure white, or patchy white, are leucistic or albino individuals. You can learn more about these conditions here.
  
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