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Susan Iannucci

Wappingers Falls, NY, United States

Description

This bald house finch has been frequenting my feeder since August, 2016. It is December and he is still bald, so it is not a molting issue.

Category

Bald-headed

Species

Bald House Finch

2 replies on “Bald House Finch”

Nicole says:

I just saw a bald house finch at my oriole jelly feeder. It caught my eye because of the unusual tan/pink color on top of its head. The feathersxatpund the eyes look the same as those in this photo. Is it disease which causes this? Is there anything I need to do?

annemarie says:

This bird isn’t actually bald. It has feathers on its head, but the feathers are white. It is leucistic, which is a plumage abnormality affecting the deposition of pigment on the feathers. –FeederWatch staff

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