a common raven with leucism. leucism is similar to albinism, but is a partial lack of many pigments, not a complete loss. ravens are known for their black pigmentation; pure white birds like this one suffer from increased visibility to predators, as well as sometimes being rejected socially.
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yellow-headed amazons are typically bright green with a yellow head. however, this bird is an unusual blue and white. mutations like these are usually seen only in captivity, but this wild parrot was spotted in bonaire.
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this red-winged blackbird was spotted in green bay, wisconsin. the bird’s pied appearance comes from leucism, a lack of pigmentation. leucism can affect only some parts of the body, like in this bird, or the entirety of the bird’s plumage.
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this unusual scaly-breasted lorikeet with a blue color mutation was spotted in queensland, australia. these color mutations are rare even in captivity, and the lack of selective breeding along with possibly being ostracized by flockmates + singled out by predators makes them even rarer in the wild.
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these are blue mutation eclectus parrots. like eclectus without the mutation, the male and female can to be distinguished by appearance (left photo is male, right is female). the blue mutation is very rare and isn’t seen often.
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opaline blue and gold macaws don’t look real they look like mystical fairytale birds that offer you assistance
this unusually colored bird is a european goldfinch with partial leucism. leucistic animals do not produce enough pigmentation, leading to an entirely pale animal or a ‘piebald’ animal like this goldfinch.
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these unusually pale eastern bluebird siblings have leucism, a genetic mutation that causes a reduced production of pigmentation.
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this little northern cardinal was discovered in massachusetts with two heads and three beaks.
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this is stumpy, a duck born with a rare genetic mutation – two extra legs. despite skepticism, stumpy lived to adulthood, though he now has only two legs. stumpy’s dna is being analyzed to better understand genetic mutations in both animals and humans.
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