One of the three original clearbody mutations, the Easley Clearbody was discovered in 1954 by C. F. Easley. They are the least common of the remaining two, and the only one with dominant inheritance. Modern-day Easley Clearbodies have a minimum of 50% body color dilution, gray cheek marks, and black flight feathers (the latter being the best identifier for ECBs over TCBs). Interestingly, this differs from C. F. Easley’s original description of the mutation, which had pale violet cheek marks. This leads some to believe that a very similar mutation, developed in Australia, overtook the original Easley bloodlines. The pictured bird is likely combined with grey-green.
