[Birdtalk] "Partial Albino Canada Goose"

[Harry Krueger]

Many birds that are identified as "partial albino" are actually more
correctly "partially leucistic." This is a trait that is not uncommon
(relatively) in Canada Goose (*Branta canadensis*). Just yesterday I
photographed a goose close to Boise, ID that demonstrates the partial
leucistic trait well:
http://picasaweb.google.com/jhkrueger

J. Harry Krueger
Boise, ID





On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 8:23 PM, Bryant Olsen <bryant_olsen at yahoo.com>
wrote:

>  I think I saw the same bird being called a partial albino Canada Goose a
> fews weeks ago at Farmington bay,
> See my photo of it here www.flickr.com/photos/bryanto/2295476720/.<http://www.flickr.com/photos/bryanto/>
> However, I think it is a probable hybrid with a domestic goose because it
> had yellow feet, not visible in my photo unfortunetly, and pink in the bill,
> but who knows. I have seen many strange looking Canada x Domestic hybrids
> around in parks and on the Jordan river, so when ever I see a abnormal
> goose, I just assume its a hybrid, but I guess a partial albino is possible.
> Last summer we had a partial albino Brewers Blackbird at the Tracy Aviary,
> were I work.
> Good Birding
> Bryant Olsen
> SLC,UT
> bryant_olsen at yahoo.com
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