Last Updated: Friday, October 7,
2016 - 11:41
New Delhi: Now this is what we
call a once-in-a -lifetime discovery! An extremely rare white bird has been
spotted in northern Perth suburb of Mount Lawley, for what is believed to be
the first time.
Residents of the northern Perth
suburb of Mount Lawley were surprised to find the white willie wagtail making its
home amongst the suburb's tall trees.
The bird is believed to have a
rare condition known as leucism, which causes a partial loss of pigmentation
compared to the more common albinism which causes only a loss of the pigment
melanin, Xinhua news agency reported.
Brice Wells, a member of Birdlife
West Australia, said the sightings of leucistic birds were rare because they
rarely survive.
"It's the first one I've
heard of," Wells told the ABC on Thursday. "Often they don't survive,
sometimes because they're not accepted by their peers.
"They become a little more
noticeable, so they're often preyed on quite early and often because they're
strange looking they find it hard to get a mate. So the opportunities for them
are very limited."
(With IANS inputs)
First Published: Friday, October
7, 2016 - 11:41
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