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Brown Headed Cow Bird (leucistic form)

Molothrus ater

Photo by KimChampagne
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Liam
Agree, a leucistic male Brown-headed Cowbird, Molothrus ater. Leucism isn't really a form, but an absence of pigment in feathers. His friend is a female Red-winged Blackbird.

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