Jangir, Dipesh Kumar and Choudhary, Rounak and Sharma, Vivek and Dutta, Subroto (2023) First record of brown plumage aberration in Indian Pied Starling (Gracupica contra) from India. ORNIS HUNGARICA, 31 (2). pp. 165-167. ISSN 1215-1610
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Abstract
Brown aberration in black plumage is defined by the progressive reduction of eumelanin in birds. The present report describes an observation of plumage with brown aberration in Indian Pied Starling (Gracupica contra) from the agricultural landscape of Shokliya village, Rajasthan, India. The observed individual exhibited browning in all the areas of the plumage that are normally black in this species, including the head, wing feathers, and tail feathers. However, feathers with no pigmentation remained white and unaffected. Genetic and dietary factors are thought to be major factors responsible for such aberrations in birds, but more research is needed to determine the exact reasons.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | brown plumage, Asian Pied Starling, Indian Pied Myna, colour aberration, phenotypic variation |
| Subjects: | Q Science / természettudomány > QH Natural history / természetrajz > QH301 Biology / biológia Q Science / természettudomány > QH Natural history / természetrajz > QH426 Genetics / genetika, örökléstan Q Science / természettudomány > QL Zoology / állattan |
| Depositing User: | Melinda Danyi |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Aug 2024 10:34 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Aug 2024 10:34 |
| URI: | https://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/203695 |
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