A rare, white albino brush turkey has been spotted in Noosa, Queensland.
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The highly unusual bird has been grabbing the attention of locals and tourists, as brush turkeys are naturally black. But he’s not the first unusual native turkey in town – Noosa was long home to another white bird, Albi, before it was tragically hit by a car.
According to local reports at the time Albi was “doing quite well” after the accident, but last reports indicated it was not able to be released back into the wild due to its injuries.
Now Albi been replaced as the hot new bird in town by the young newcomer, who is speculated to be a possible descendant or relative.
An eye-witness said: “The bird was scratching around on the main thoroughfare of Noosa, and like all the other turkeys in town, of which there are many, it was very habituated to people.
“It looked about half to two-thirds grown.”
True albinism is very rare in birds and most albino birds born in the wild will die soon after birth.
But for the time being at least, the newcomer, which is believed to be around two months old, seems to be doing just fine.
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