Abnormal Plumage Colouration in Spot-billed Pelicans Pelecanus philippensis at Pulicat Lake, Andhra Pradesh, India

Authors

Vaithianathan Kannan, Bombay Natural History SocietyFollow

Abstract

Plumage colour variation is rarely observed in the Pelecaniformes and had not been previously recorded for the Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis. Observed at Pulicat Lake, Andhra Pradesh, India, I describe strikingly coloured Spot-billed Pelicans having dark brown plumage, pink coloration on the bill, and black feet, but having normal eye colour

DOI

http://doi.org/10.5038/2074-1235.49.2.1426

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Recommended Citation

Kannan, Vaithianathan (2021) "Abnormal Plumage Colouration in Spot-billed Pelicans Pelecanus philippensis at Pulicat Lake, Andhra Pradesh, India," Marine Ornithology: Vol. 49 : Iss. 2 , Article 10.
http://doi.org/10.5038/2074-1235.49.2.1426
Available at: https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/marine_ornithology/vol49/iss2/10