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Leucism occurs in birds at around 1 in 30,000. Therefore, your chances of seeing a golden penguin are pretty slim. What Species Can Be Golden?

Last week, a reader named Joy emailed me a photo of a bird that she couldn’t quite identify. One look at the photo, and I instantly understood both the observer's confusion and the mystery bird's ...

A Leucistic Buzzard, an extremely rare bird of prey, has been spotted swooping through the skies near Southampton in ...

Until now, leucism had never been recorded in this species – or the entire Thyropteridae family to which the Spix’s disc-winged bat belongs, for that matter.

Remember Alvin, the world’s only giant anteater with albinism? On first glance, his distinguishing characteristic might seem to be his paler-than-usual fur. Look a little closer, however, and you’ll ...

Strange white bird harvested the first day of hunting season in Mississippi is “unique leucistic turkey,” state officials say.