Wigeon Record.Study Shots
Leucistic Female
American Wigeon AMWI (Anas americana)
Martindale Flats
Central Saanich BC
DSCN3408
at dusk ,heavily cropped
Leucism (/ˈljuːkɪzəm/; or /ˈluːsɪzəm/) is a condition in which there is partial loss of pigmentation in an animal resulting in white, pale, or patchy coloration of the skin, hair, feathers, scales or cuticle, but not the eyes. Unlike albinism, it is caused by a reduction in multiple types of pigment, not just melanin.
Leucism - Wikipedia
Leucism | Definition of Leucism by Merriam-Webster
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leucism
: an abnormal condition of reduced pigmentation affecting various animals (such as birds, mammals, and reptiles) that is marked by overall pale color or patches of reduced coloring and is caused by a genetic mutation which inhibits melanin and other pigments from being deposited in feathers, hair, or skin.
Wigeon Record.Study Shots
Leucistic Female
American Wigeon AMWI (Anas americana)
Martindale Flats
Central Saanich BC
DSCN3408
at dusk ,heavily cropped
Leucism (/ˈljuːkɪzəm/; or /ˈluːsɪzəm/) is a condition in which there is partial loss of pigmentation in an animal resulting in white, pale, or patchy coloration of the skin, hair, feathers, scales or cuticle, but not the eyes. Unlike albinism, it is caused by a reduction in multiple types of pigment, not just melanin.
Leucism - Wikipedia
Leucism | Definition of Leucism by Merriam-Webster
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leucism
: an abnormal condition of reduced pigmentation affecting various animals (such as birds, mammals, and reptiles) that is marked by overall pale color or patches of reduced coloring and is caused by a genetic mutation which inhibits melanin and other pigments from being deposited in feathers, hair, or skin.