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Leucistic

American Robin AMRO (Turdus migratorius)

 

Winter Robins should be checked over for Eurasian rarities

:)...but not the case here

 

Patricia Bay

North Saanich BC

 

DSCN8988

 

Jeremy G first noticed this bird which i bird-nerded on to photo doc

 

Leucism - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucism

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 & albinism

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Uploaded on December 9, 2019
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