Leucism can occur in almost any kind of animal, but it seems to be most common in birds. Over the years I’ve seen crows with one white wing, a robin with a white head and a red-tailed hawk that ...

When this occurs, it does not usually cover the bird's entire body white but rather only bits and pieces. It is called Leucism or partial Albinism. This is not common, but it happens often enough ...

Of those millions of birds, less than 200 have a condition called leucism — a sort of cell defect that turns their normally brown feathers white. One of these birds is now under the care of a ...

Wildlife rangers in Belize saw an oddly colored creature fall from a tree and later identified it as a Spix’s disc-winged bat with leucism. Photo from Getty Images / iStockphoto In a rainforest ...

THE leucistic red kite is a truly rare bird, with only around ten thought to be left in the world. The species has been ...

MDOC also said that unlike albinism, which is caused by a reduction in melanin, some birds can have full or partial leucism, which is either genetic, a sign of nutrient deficiency, or a sign of aging.