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Adult Bald Eagle with Leucism

An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) with a rare pigment disorder known as Leucism feeds along the Nooksack River in Washington's North Cascades. Leucism is a mutation that prevents melanin, a pigment, from being produced in parts of the bird's body. The condition is related to albinism where the animal is entirely unable to produce pigment.

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An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) with a rare pigment disorder known as Leucism feeds along the Nooksack River in Washington's North Cascades. Leucism is a mutation that prevents melanin, a pigment, from being produced in parts of the bird's body. The condition is related to albinism where the animal is entirely unable to produce pigment.