Mindy Smith Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 Saw this bird with another normal-appearing female and 9 chicks in Southeastern Michigan at my parents housing complex. Is this a leucistic bird or a hybrid with a domestic or what? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 I'm guessing it's leucistic. That's based on the theory that if it was a hybrid, it would have passed the color along to the offspring. Of course, that assumes the offspring are hers and not the other female's. In which case, I'm full of guano again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 Smoke phase? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindy Smith Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share Posted July 6, 2020 Hadn't heard about smoke phase but that seems correct. The eyes seem normal colored. Will read more about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirVive Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 15 hours ago, Charlie Spencer said: In which case, I'm full of guano again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 19 hours ago, Kevin said: Smoke phase? That's a new one on me. I learned something today; can I go home now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Looks like a Royal Palm turkey...a domestic variety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pictaker Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 See them all the time up here, the smoke phase is a pretty cool looking bird, they are not domestic bred,just a natural color form, heres one from jersey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindy Smith Posted July 7, 2020 Author Share Posted July 7, 2020 Lovely photo. From my reading, this is an autosomal recessive trait but is also far more common in females (95%). There are very limited statistics about how frequently this occurs - some say rare and others not uncommon. Might be a good project for someone at Cornell to take on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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