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Do albino dove necessarily have pink eyes? I saw a white dove but it had black eyes.
 
Posts: 3811 | Location: san angelo tx | Registered: 18 November 2009Reply With Quote
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That would be a leucistic dove....

Albinism means no pigment (melanin) at all....
 
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+1 to what Patricio said.

Dove you described (white with normal eyes) would be LEUCISTIC.

Now if the eyes of this dove were pink then it would be an ALBINO...also in addition to the eyes, the leg color would also be very very light as compared to the normal dove.
 
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Wasn't familiar with leucistic but I think it's a mutation same as albino but with some biological differences. So I guess it is actually one of the common species I see but a rare version?? Thanks for the replies.
 
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