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Can anyone identify this bird?
Diane Day
04/04/2021 19:50
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Richard G B
04/04/2021 20:07
It's a leucistic Blackbird.
Thats a normal Blackbird with a loss of pigmentation in the feathers.
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Diane Day
04/04/2021 20:46
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Richard G B
Hi Richard,
Many thanks for the reply, and for solving the mystery. Do you know where I can find out more about it? Is it quite rare?
Best regards
Diane
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Richard G B
04/04/2021 20:59
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Just put Leucism into a search engine and it will come up in the resullts.
It occurs in all animals and birds and is quite common but in varying amounts.
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