House Finch (leucistic)

Haemorhous mexicanus

Description:

Not the best picture -- captured it from a distance. This bird visited our feeder this morning. About the size of a house sparrow. Haven't seen this before!

2 Species ID Suggestions

Liam 11 years ago

House Finch (leucistic)

Haemorhous mexicanus BirdForum

drP 11 years ago

Snow bunting

Plectrophenax nivalis Snow Bunting, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

2 Comments

aquinaswi 11 years ago

Thank you for the suggestions. I wasn't familiar with leucism -- this has been very educational!

Liam 11 years ago

The bird is missing some pigment in the feathers on the head.

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aquinaswi

Glendale, Wisconsin, USA

Spotted on Feb 18, 2013
Submitted on Feb 18, 2013

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House Finch (leucistic)

Description:

2 Species ID Suggestions

House Finch (leucistic)

Snow bunting

2 Comments

Glendale, Wisconsin, USA

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