Unusual Yellow tailed Black Cockatoo (1 Viewer)

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birdvision

New member

• Aug 15, 2018

• #1

Hi,
Excuse the grainy photo, taken in fading light at 100metres plus
This Yellow tailed Black has almost more yellow than black
Taken 13.8.2018 Southern suburbs Adelaide
cheers
https://www.birdforum.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=671091&stc=1&d=1534308431

 

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delia todd

If I said the wrong thing it was a Senior Moment

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Opus Editor

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• Aug 15, 2018

• #2

Hi Birdvision and a warm welcome to you from all the Staff and Moderators.

I'm no expert on your cockatoos (rather obviously really LOL), so unless someone comes in to say that it's another species altogether, I think this one could be a leucistic individual. You can read more about that condition HERE in The Opus.

I hope you enjoy your time here with us.

 

mjh73

Well-known member

• Aug 15, 2018

• #3

Leucism gets reported relatively regularly in YT Black-cockatoos.

 

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birdvision

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• Aug 16, 2018

• #4

Thank you for your welcome, the link and your replies
I think that you have hit the nail on the head with leucism but I did not know it was common.