Fine-feathered bird is not an albino but has another condition related to a lack of pigment.
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A white-feathered robin with a red breast hops along the grass May 7 at the Nisswa Community Center. The bird s naturally dark eyes indicate it is not an albino but has a condition know as leucism where melanin isn t deposited in the feathers that would normally be black or brown. Photo submitted by Mike Wagener
Mike Wagener spotted a white robin with a red breast May 7 at the Nisswa Community Center. The Audubon Society reports if a bird is an albino, its eyes will be red or pink. The Audubon Society reports other pale-feathered birds with normally colored eyes have a condition known as leucism.