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<p>Brown aberration in black plumage is defined by the progressive reduction of eumelanin in birds. The present report describes an observation of plumage with brown aberration in Indian Pied Starling <italic>(Gracupica contra)</italic> from the agricultural landscape of Shokliya village, Rajasthan, India. The observed individual exhibited browning in all the areas of the plumage that are normally black in this species, including the head, wing feathers, and tail feathers. However, feathers with no pigmentation remained white and unaffected. Genetic and dietary factors are thought to be major factors responsible for such aberrations in birds, but more research is needed to determine the exact reasons.</p>
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Brown aberration in black plumage is defined by the progressive reduction of eumelanin in birds. The present report describes an observation of plumage with brown aberration in Indian Pied Starling (Gracupica contra) from the agricultural landscape of Shokliya village, Rajasthan, India. The observed individual exhibited browning in all the areas of the plumage that are normally black in this species, including the head, wing feathers, and tail feathers. However, feathers with no pigmentation remained white and unaffected. Genetic and dietary factors are thought to be major factors responsible for such aberrations in birds, but more research is needed to determine the exact reasons.

First record of brown plumage aberration in Indian Pied Starling <italic>(Gracupica contra)</italic> from India

Department of Environmental Science (Centre for Excellence)

Ornis Hungarica

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First record of brown plumage aberration in Indian Pied Starling  from India

Brown aberration in black plumage is defined by the progressive reduction of eumelanin in birds. The present report describes an observation of plumage with...

First record of brown plumage aberration in Indian Pied Starling (Gracupica contra) from India

Published Online: Dec 09, 2023

Page range: 165 - 167

Received: Aug 24, 2023

Accepted: Sep 21, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orhu-2023-0027

Keywords
brown plumage, Asian Pied Starling, Indian Pied Myna, colour aberration, phenotypic variation

© 2023 Dipesh Kumar Jangir et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

First record of brown plumage aberration in Indian Pied Starling (Gracupica contra) from India

Published Online: Dec 09, 2023

Page range: 165 - 167

Received: Aug 24, 2023

Accepted: Sep 21, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orhu-2023-0027

Keywordsbrown plumage, Asian Pied Starling, Indian Pied Myna, colour aberration, phenotypic variation

© 2023 Dipesh Kumar Jangir et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
brown plumage, Asian Pied Starling, Indian Pied Myna, colour aberration, phenotypic variation