Open AccessRegistro de aves con leucismo en Baja California Sur, México
Author(s) -
Víctor Ayala-Pérez,
Nallely Arce,
Roberto Carmona
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
acta zoológica mexicana
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2448-8445
pISSN - 0065-1737
DOI - 10.21829/azm.2015.312988
Subject(s) - streptopelia , dove , buteo , geography , feather , zoology , biology , ecology , predation , political science , law
We report the occurrence of leucism in feather coloration in three species of birds in Baja California Sur: The Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) and Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus). The documentation of such cases may help to understand the impact of aberrations and their variation between different groups of birds.