Can somoene tell my why this Blackbird has lighter brown feathers in its wing? Is it a juvenile? Thx

   

Sorry for the bad photo. It's a still taken off a wildlife cam video 

  • 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.
  • 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.