Help with ID (B.C. Canada) (1 Viewer)

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Reimtime

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• Nov 30, 2015

• #1

Does anyone know if there is a white morph of the house finch. I have a bird coming to our feeder that hangs out with other house finches, looks just like a house finch in every way except it has a white face on the forehead and chin.
I live in Vernon, British Columbia and have been seeing this bird throughout November, 2015.

 

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avesjohn

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• Nov 30, 2015

• #2

I'd call this a partially leucistic male House Finch, seeing as no white morph of the species exists.

 

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fugl

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• Nov 30, 2015

• #3

It's a House Finch with a plumage abnormality. A very similar bird was regular at my feeders for several years though yours is a male and mine was probably a female.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/fugl/11263493795/in/album-72157637897455616/ (House Finch with white head)

 

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Reimtime

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• Dec 1, 2015

• #4

Thanks, that's kinda what I thought. Good to have the confirmation.