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Leucistic crow in Yorkshire17/09/2008 12:07:46
Leucistic drow in Yorkshire. Credit Keith Marshall. This picture was taken by Keith Marshall, who has seen it regularly in his garden and the surrounding areas in Yorkshire. Wildlife Extra thinks this is a leucistic crow, but it seems to be an unusual manifestation. If anyone has another theory, do let us know on the forum. Click wildlife forum to leave an answer. Leucism (or Leukism)Leucism is a very unusual condition whereby the pigmentation cells in an animal or bird fail to develop properly. This can result in unusual white patches appearing on the animal, or, more rarely, completely white creatures. Albinism is a different condition. The easiest way to tell the difference between the two is that in albinism the eyes are usually pink or red, and albinism affects the entire animal, not just patches.
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I took some photos of a Crow almost identical t the photo above.
I took my photo in Exmouth
Posted by: Beryl | 07 Jan 2010 16:11:09
I have seen two Leucistic crows in the past month. One was marbled black and white. I jsut saw one today with white spots. I have feeders outside the front window and one has found it so it is only a matter of time before I get a photo
Posted by: Sue Ohmann | 29 Dec 2009 18:30:54