Tag: leucism

Birds

Leucistic Limpkin

September 29, 2021 by Faraaz Abdool No Comments

Conceptualizing a plumage aberration such as leucism, where pigments are prevented from reaching some (or all) feathers (in the case of birds) may be...

Birding

Aging a thrush.

January 25, 2020 by Redgannet 2 Comments

There is a Rufous-bellied Thrush in a city park in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Actually, there are loads of them, but one is a slightly...

Birds

Leucistic thrush.

September 8, 2018 by Redgannet 1 Comment

Below the tropic of Capricorn, the omnipresent Turdus position is filled by the Rufous-bellied Thrush. In much the same way that the American Robin...

Birds

A White Brown-headed Cowbird

October 24, 2014 by Corey 1 Comment

I was sorting through a large mixed flock of Brown-headed Cowbirds and European Starlings at Fort Tilden on Friday morning when Isaac Grant, the intrepid...

Trips

Light Colored Bald Eagle

March 19, 2014 by Birdchick 1 Comment

I had the pleasure of heading to the Winter Wings Bird Festival in Klamath Falls, Oregon last month and it was a good time....

Birds

A Leucistic Bald Eagle Makes Its Appearance at the Winter Wings Festival

February 26, 2014 by Larry 3 Comments

The Winter Wings Festival in Klamath Falls Oregon was awesome! Not only did I get to meet Sharon Stiteler, aka Birdchick, I also was...

Birds

The White Robin of Alley Pond Park

April 9, 2013 by Corey 6 Comments

Since at least 2009 there has been at least one hypopigmented, or piebald, American Robin living in Alley Pond Park in my home borough of...

Birding

Crimson and not crimson Crimson Finch

November 4, 2012 by Clare M 2 Comments

On our recent trip to Kununurra we encountered a rather odd looking bird. At Ivanhoe’s Crossing there were numerous Crimson Finch drinking and bathing...

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