Common blackbird? (1 Viewer)

[rickardfa]

This looks like a Common Blackbird to me, but it has white dots all over his face and a white spot on his back.
Is it a Blackbird? Is he sick or is it common that they get those white spots? Never seen it before

 

[Jacana]

Yes, it's a Blackbird. They sometimes do grow some white feathers. It's not a sickness per se, but partial leucism.

 

[rickardfa]

Yes, it's a Blackbird. They sometimes do grow some white feathers. It's not a sickness per se, but partial leucism.

Thank you.

 

[Kits]

Yes, a male blackbird. We get leucistic blackbirds, rooks and jackdaws in our garden.

 

[delia todd]

Some years ago I had a similar one in my garden, I called him Mr Spotty. There was also another with one white feather and his name was Mr Big Spot.

They were around for a couple of years, but there's not been any more since.

 

[rickardfa]

Cool. I can relate to him as I have vitiligo with spots on my hands .