Leucistic American Robin

One of our readers from America, Claire Fraser from Massachusettes, saw this American Robin in her garden. It has an unusual white crown on its head which is probably caused by leucism.

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 full gallery of colour variations.

Leucistic North American robin in Oklahoma

'Normal' leucistic American robin