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| Rusty-fronted Barwing Actinodura egertoni egertoni
- Colour aberrant individual |
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| Photographer : | © Shambu Rai |
| Location : | Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh, India |
| Date : |
12 May 2017 |
| English synonyms: | Rusty Fronted Barwing, Chestnut-spectacled Barwing, Himalayan Barwing, Nepal Barwing, Spectacled Barwing |
| Bird Family : | Timaliidae - Babblers, Babaxes, Mesia, Leiothrix, Cutias, Barwings, Minlas, Fulvettas, Crociases, Sibias, Yuhinas, Myzornis, Parrotbills & Rhabdornises |
| Bird Group : | PASSERIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Least Concern |
| Remarks : | This individual showed an unusual white eye-ring not normally seen in birds of this species. In all other respects it appeared normal. Apparently a case of leucism due to a likely genetic defect.
Ref:
Tamang, B., Subba, D., Pradhan, D. K., Rai, M., Rai, S., Rai, V., & Srinivasan, U. 2017. An abberant Rusty-fronted Barwing Actinodura egertoni from Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Indian BIRDS. 13: (5) 138–139
http://indianbirds.in/pdfs/IB_13_5_TamangETAL_RustyfrontedBarwing
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