Leucistic Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
10,000 Birds
MARCH 9, 2011
What I am getting at here is that I have seen lots and lots of Ruddy Ducks at Jamaica Bay but never one that looked like this particular individual. She was essentially cream-colored, much lighter than the typical female Ruddy Duck. Leucism “is a condition characterized by reduced pigmentation in animals and humans.
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