A rare leucistic Great Cormorant was spotted at Ameenpur Lake near BHEL, Hyderabad. The bird was spotted by Raghuvamsh Chavali, a Hyderabad-born Canadian birder. The bird had very pale, almost white feathers, making it look completely different from the normal dark cormorants around it. Leucism is a condition in which birds have reduced pigmentation, causing some or most feathers to appear pale or white. Leucistic birds are different from albino birds, although they may sometimes look similar. Ameenpur Lake is a freshwater lake near BHEL in Hyderabad and is known as a birding site.