Dilute
Plumage:
Faded
Colors, The normal birds color pattern is evident, but dilute-plumage is very
faded compared to a normally colored bird.
Pied, Leucistic,
or “Partial albinism”
Areas of
Pure White In Odd Spots, Leucism is a condition in which there is partial loss
of pigmentation in an animal resulting in white, pale, or patchy coloration of
the feathers, but not the eyes.
Leucistic Red-tailed Hawk (George Eade) Solano County "Casper"
Dilute Plumage Red-tailed Hawk (Rick Evets) Marin County "Smokey"
Dilute Plumage RTHA (West County Hawkwatch stock photo) "Dusty"
Leucistic Red-tailed Hawk (George Eade) Solano County
Leucistic Red-tailed Hawk
(Photo from CVB {Central Valley Birds group} all rights original photographer)
Dilute Plumage Bald Eagle (Larry Broderick) Lower Klamath Basin
Leucistic Red-tailed Hawk (random internet photo, all rights to original photographer)
Leucistic Red-tailed Hawk (Pamela Rose Hawken) Sonoma County "Store"
2003 Joseph Morlan, Leucistic Red-tailed Hawk
Karen Burnson Dilute Bald Eagle "Lucky" South Bay Area
