The albino was photographed at Sanctuary Lakes near Melbourne, but it is not expected to survive long with its snowy white plumage making it stand out to birds of prey.
POSTED: 25 May 2015 15:16
SYDNEY: A rare pure white sparrow has been spotted in Australia, leaving ornithologists all aflutter Monday (May 25).
The albino was photographed at Sanctuary Lakes near Melbourne, but it is not expected to survive long with its snowy white plumage making it stand out to birds of prey.
Bob Winters, a birdwatching expert and environmental educator, photographed the animal after being alerted to its presence by a friend. But it wasn't an easy task.
"It's a very nervous animal, understandably, so I had to try for quite a few days to get some photos," he told AFP, adding that pure white sparrows had been seen globally only "once in a blue moon".
Australian media said there had been a handful of confirmed sightings of the bird across the world, including one reported in Britain in 2010.
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