Red/ orange pigment actually doesn't come from melanin, though, but
carotenoid pigments. Albinism is only the absence of melanin. An albino
cardinal can still have some red in it.
On Sun, Jun 14, 2020, 5:11 PM Chris Sloan <csloan1973@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
With all that color on it? No way, unless my understanding is way off.
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On Sun, Jun 14, 2020 at 4:56 PM Graham <grahamgerdeman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Could be mistaken, but I think that red eye indicates an actual true
albino.
Graham Gerdeman
Nashville
On Sun, Jun 14, 2020, 3:29 PM Chris Sloan <csloan1973@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Looks like a leucistic House Sparrow to me.
Chris Sloan
Nashville, TN
Co-Author of *Birds of Tennessee: A New Annotated Checklist
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On Sun, Jun 14, 2020 at 2:23 PM Jerry Webb <theprojectroom@xxxxxxxx>
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