Kevin 113 Posted February 6 (edited) Have never seen a American robin with this much white (that I know of). Is there something wrong with it? Palo Pinto Co 2-4-19 Edited February 6 by Kevin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millipede 69 Posted February 6 it's partially leucistic. There's not anything wrong with it. It's a color variation sort of like if a bird were an albino only with leucism an animal isn't missing ALL of its pigment... will have normal color eyes, etc, unlike an albino. This sort of thing can make ID's interesting at times. The other winter someone reported a snow bunting here in AR that a lot of people were ready to go chase(some did I think) but after several people examined the photos better it was determined to be a leucistic dark-eyed junco. It was pretty white so it threw people off for sure. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kerri 31 Posted February 6 Growing up in Southern Ontario Canada we had a mostly leurcistic robin that would appear for years in the spring time. Was easy to spot her :) As a child I called it the albino robin lol. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tony Leukering 120 Posted February 11 It is leucistic. Being "partially leucistic" is very much like being "partially pregnant." It is a genetic anomaly that is variably expressed. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akiley 446 Posted February 11 7 hours ago, Tony Leukering said: It is leucistic. Being "partially leucistic" is very much like being "partially pregnant." It is a genetic anomaly that is variably expressed. Thanks, Tony. I’ve often fallen into the trap of calling it that. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
