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Can somoene tell my why this Blackbird has lighter brown feathers in its wing? Is it a juvenile? Thx
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Can somoene tell my why this Blackbird has lighter brown feathers in its wing? Is it a juvenile? Thx
Joanne
18/11/2020 16:08
Sorry for the bad photo. It's a still taken off a wildlife cam video
Catlady
18/11/2020 17:42
Hello Joanne, I would say it is a male with brown wings. It is called Leucism, when there is a partial loss of colour in the pigmentation. The bird could be the correct colour but have a different coloured head, wing, tail, underbody or it could be patchy all over.
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Nigel O
18/11/2020 18:41
I agree it is male as it is too dark for a female, but the bill is not yet fully yellow, so I think it is a youngster. I wouldn't like to say whether its age is the only explanation for the unusual colouring or not, but that brown does look a fairly normal colour for juvenile plumage so maybe it is just the wing that hasn't moulted yet for whatever reason.
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