Archive for 'Leucistic'
Rare White Ravens in Canada
Qualicum Beach, a beach and town on Vancouver Island British Columbia, is the home of some white ravens.
According to one source,
“… The birds are thought to be leucistic and not albino, the result of a genetic defect producing chicks lacking normal pigmentation.”
Another source said ravens are monogamous, life-long mates and thus would more likely mate [...]
Posted: July 15th, 2010 under Albino, Leucistic, Raven, ravens, White Raven.
Tags: albino raven, leucistic raven, white raven, white ravens
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Corvid Abnormalities
Abnormalities can be found in all life forms–corvids included. Here are some interesting photos I found of corvids with two abnormalities deformed beaks and partial albino-ism–leucistic or albino corvids.
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Read about THE MYSTERY OF THE LONG-BEAK SYNDROME here. Or you can read Passerines with Deformed Bills by Julie A. Craves (an article) here.
There seems to be [...]
Posted: May 9th, 2009 under abnormalities, Albino, beak, bill, deformed beak, deformities, jackdaw, jackdaws, jays, Leucistic, Partially-albino, Raven, ravens, Stellar's Jay, Steller's Jay.
Tags: abnormal blue jay, abnormal crow, abnormal raven, abnormal Stellar's Jay, abnormal Steller's Jay, abnormalities in corvids, albino stellar's jay, albino stellars jays, Albino steller's jay, corvid abnormalities, crow abnormalities, Crow with deformed beak, deformed beaks, leucistic crow, leucistic jackdaw, leucistic magpie, partially albino crow, partially albino jackdaw, partially-albino magpie, raven abnormality, raven with deformed beak, raven with deformed bill, Stellar's Jay with deformed beak, Steller's Jay with deformed beak
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