Genetically rare birds are starting to call Missouri home ... and a lone brown feather, it was all white. The hawk most likely has a condition called leucism, an umbrella term describing a ...

MISSOURI — A rare, all-white hawk was rescued this week in Fredericktown ... which is caused by a reduction in melanin, some birds can have full or partial leucism, which is either genetic ...

The “chicken hawk” of colonial America, this medium-sized accipiter is a common sight at home bird feeders across ... undertail is white. Juvenile: brown above, with rufous edges and white ...

The bird of prey that landed on Iyono's arm, a Harris's hawk named Uin, is 7 months old. Its brown feathers extend straight in the same direction, and its beak appeared sharp. Although the bird ...

FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. (KAKE) - Wildlife officials in Missouri rescued a rare, all-white hawk that suffered an injury last week. The state Department of Conservation said a family in Fredericktown ...