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Leucistic sparrows near Nottingham23/01/2012 15:31:46
Leusistic sparrow near Nottingham - Credit Nicola Tyler White sparrow near Nottingham January 2012. Nicola Tyler, who lives south of Nottingham, took this photo of a leucistic house sparrow. Nicola said "The house sparrows which we see all year round have 1 or 2 in their brood every year." 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. Click here to see our gallery of albino and leucistic animals and birds. White sparrow in the garden of Nicola Tyler
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