Unusual Bird: unusual (Junco ?) color variation Share Suspected Junco with color variation Submitter: jack/helyn harris Place: Kingwood Township, NJ, United States Submission Date: November 26, 2013 Categories: Other Comments One comment on “Unusual Bird: unusual (Junco ?) color variation” Ava Johnson on August 4th, 2022 - 6:56pm Hi Jack/Helyn, this is called leucism. Leucism is the partial absence of pigmentation in an animal. That’s why this Junco has white feathers. Have a great day! Ava Reply Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published.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 Johnson on August 4th, 2022 - 6:56pm Hi Jack/Helyn, this is called leucism. Leucism is the partial absence of pigmentation in an animal. That’s why this Junco has white feathers. Have a great day! Ava Reply
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Hi Jack/Helyn, this is called leucism. Leucism is the partial absence of pigmentation in an animal. That’s why this Junco has white feathers. Have a great day!
Ava