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I found a crow with vitiligo (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 year ago by mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

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Spotted with a big flock of other crows

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[–] Pandantic@midwest.social 12 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Could it be leucistic? How can you tell that from vitiligo?

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[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com [S] 17 points 1 year ago

I mean, it could be. You can’t really tell one apart from the other unless you see the progression over time. Leucistic would be born this way, while vitiligo would slowly lose pigment over time.

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