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| White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis leucotis
- Colour aberrant individual |
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| Photographer : | © Ashwin Dev |
| Location : | on Ahmedabad Highway near Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, Ahmedabad District, Gujarat, India |
| Date : |
8 February 2019 |
| English synonyms: | White-cheeked Bulbul |
| Bird Family : | Pycnonotidae - Asian Bulbuls, Finchbills & Malia |
| Bird Group : | PASSERIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Least Concern |
| Remarks : | This bird was flocking with White-eared Bulbuls and Red-vented Bulbuls Pycnonotus cafer. This was the only colour aberrant bird in the area. - AD
A nice example of progressive greying. - 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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