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| Javan Myna Acridotheres javanicus
- Colour aberrant individual |
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| Photographer : | © Mike Chong |
| Location : | Putrajaya Lake & Wetland, Malaysia |
| Date : |
13 June 2016 |
| English synonyms: | White-vented Myna, Pale-bellied Myna |
| Bird Family : | Sturnini - Starlings & Mynas |
| Bird Group : | PASSERIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Least Concern |
| Remarks : | A beautiful example of Dilution; black becomes grey due to a quantitative reduction of the melanin. - Hein van Grouw
Refs:
Grouw, Hein van (2006) Not every white bird is an albino: sense and nonsense about colour aberrations in birds. Dutch Birding 28: 79-89.
Grouw, Hein van (2013) What colour is that bird? The causes and recognition of common colour aberrations in birds. British Birds 106: 17-29.
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