This 'white' crane showed up last week at the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. It is clearly not an albino as it does have color not only in feathers but in eyes and in it's bill. The Refuge states it is a leucistic bird.
Though this 'white' cranes mostly whitish feathering fits with leucism I don't know why it's bill is so lightly colored.
I saw this unusual crane several times this past week. It has been in the company of Sandhill Cranes though I have not seen it interact with any.
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