Luecistic or Albino

[big bill]

Taken through the living room window 10 minutes ago is it Luecistic or Albino Blackbird?

[Gill Catton]

Well firstly I think it is a starling not a blackbird, and I think its leucistic as it has a black eye - though apparently you can still have partial albiism and have a black eye, but as this bird is wholly a washed out colour rather than patchy coloured or bright white, I think its leucistic.

[big bill]

Thanks for that Gill didnt realise that I put Blackbird sorry for that ,the reason I asked about Leucistic or albino as I have seen leucictics alot and they normally have some of their original colour but never one like this thus the reason to ask .

[snowdrop]

An beautiful pic, big bill. Very interesting.

Being Scientifically ignorant bird-wise I hesitate to mention the pure white bird I see daily scavenging with wood pidgeons. Though as large as its companions in size its body is slimmer. Could it be a white dove?

[big bill]

Hello snowdrop quite possible a photo would be helpful if you could get one though

[Hobjob]

Its leucistic.

Albinos have no pigment at all, anywhere.

[big bill]

Thanks for that Guys leucistic it is