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Leucistic starling in East End of London

08/08/2010 17:16:35

White starling photographed in the East End of London. Credit Ilian Velikov

Another white starling, this time photographed in the East End of London by wildlife artist, Ilian Velikov. The starling is probably leucistic, not albino, as there is some pigmentation on the birds legs and beak.

Leucism
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.

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