Unusual Bird: Albino Sparrow

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Albino Sparrow, several sightings of the same bird

Submitter: Jim Longfield

Place: Mississauga, ON, Canada

Submission Date: June 12, 2017

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Categories: Other

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45 comments on “Unusual Bird: Albino Sparrow”

  2. Robert Jilek on

    I saw a bird in my back yard yesterday that looked like the one shown on this page of the computer. this bird looked like a house sparrow and stayed with them while the feed on the feeders. this bird was all white with black or dark feathers on the edge of the wings.
    I didn’t have a camera readily available and didn’t get a photo. I will keep looking in hopes of seeing the albino bird again.

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    • Alice Donnelly on

      I saw a bird today on Long island New York (Wantagh, NY) that looked exactly like the one you were describing. I was feeding birds from my car in a shopping center parking lot: sparrows, grackles, the occasional crow. and this little guy, pure white with some black markings on its wings, sounding just like a sparrow as well as looking like one. Will try to upload a photo if I can, also have video. 🙂

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  3. Janice Booth on

    I have an albino sparrow in my large garden in the Kaipara area of Northland New Zealand. My husband says he saw two but as yet I have only spotted one feeding with other sparrows.

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  4. Paul C. Moon on

    Saw an albino sparrow in a flock of house sparrows, first feeding on the ground then taking to flight. I have no doubt about what i saw. Allen Township Ottawa County, Ohio, April 17, 2019, about 11:30 am

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  5. Ann Perce on

    We have a partial albino house sparrow coming to the feeder and roosting in the bushes with the other house sparrows. Wings and back feathers are white.

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  6. Ann Perce on

    We have a partial albino house sparrow coming to the feeder and roosting in the bushes with the other house sparrows. Wings and back feathers are white. May 17, 2019

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  9. Louise Von Der Heide on

    There is a pair of white (or albino) sparrows in our yard near bird feeders. First we have ever seen. Small town of Smithton, IL, 30 miles from St. Louis, MO.

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  12. kim meier on

    we have an albino sparrow in our little garden….we can be quit near her, without spooking her…..Aguilas, Murcia . Spain

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  14. Sue Sanda on

    We have an albino sparrow living in our yard. We have seen it showering in our bird bath fountain and hanging out with the other house sparrows. Been here for a week. Hope it stays. Beloit, Wisconsin.

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  16. Tracy on

    It Such a delight to see our l Albino sparrow come to our feeder in the front yard it comes in and out and some days some it stays up in the tree and just feeds off our feeder I found out it’s very rare but it comes back every spring in Springfield mass

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  19. Angela Nichol on

    Think I have an albino sparrow coming by to feeders for about the last week. I’m near Albany NY. Creamy white and he really stands out.

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  20. Shannon Graham on

    We have an albino sparrow that feeds in our front yard with several different kinds of birds. It gets chased away quite often by the others. It’s absolutely beautiful I love seeing it on the daily.

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  21. MaryBeth Babcock on

    I have had an albino sparrow come and feed with the other sparrows in my yard for two days now. Still trying to get a photo that isn’t blurry. I live in Lebanon, Wisconsin.

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  22. Jane Janssen on

    I’ve seen a few in the last couple of years here in Norfolk County Ontario. Can’t get a good pic with my phone.

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  24. Sharon Smith on

    I saw a pure white bird in the grass with a small flock of sparrows before flying off. Couldn’t believe what I saw as I didn’t know these existed.
    Absolutely exciting!

    Evans, Colorado

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  25. Rob Cass on

    Just saw my first Albino sparrow today in far North-Eastern Illinois.
    Picking around for seed on the ground, then made his way up to the bird feeder for some more food. Hung around for about 10 minutes.

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  27. John Garriock on

    I am 65 and I have never seen a white sparrow before today. There was a group of about 30 Sparrows feeding and bathing in a fresh water stream. The white sparrow seemed to keep it’s distance but still part of the flock. I live in Duncan B.C.

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  29. Clare Smith on

    We also get an albino sparrow (sometimes two) with our other sparrows feeding. We are in SOUTH TEXAS (Castroville, TX) which seems unique to the other sightings I’m seeing on this page.

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  30. Kim on

    I live in Rochester New York and I noticed for the first time on my feeder in the backyard I have an albino sparrow . At first I wasn’t sure but as I was watching the flat come to my feeder I could tell it was definitely a white common sparrow. I was just wondering how rare is this.

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  31. Dr Richard Twidle on

    Saw white sparrow July 20, 2021 in Ocean Grove, NJ . Among a group of about 20. Love birds and so this sighting was a thrill for me.
    Dr. Twidle

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  34. Deborah Tyler on

    I have an albino sparrow in my garden, here in Christchurch New Zealand. I have observed it being fed by a regular sparrow. It has been around for 2 weeks. I have some photos of it.

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  36. William Skaggs on

    I had an Albino sparrow at my backyard feeders for a short time last year and guess what…it showed up again this year just last week and has been visiting daily. Super excited it decided to come back as I am sure it’s the same one.

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  38. Ricky Schnepf on

    I have a white sparrow feeding in my yard.
    It has been around for the past three days, I’ve had a hard time getting a picture of it.

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  40. Pam Duggan on

    I have an Albino Sparrow feeding at my feeders with the other sparrows So unique!
    I live in Westchester, IL

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  42. Deb on

    This is the first summer we’ve seen a pure white albino sparrow feeding with the other sparrows in our yard. This bird seems to be staying in the area, as we often see it perched in our trees. We live in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains, in upstate NY.

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