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<p>Colour aberrations are rare conditions in birds that are caused by genetic as well as environmental factors. Among the colour aberrations in birds, albino, leucism, progressive greying, brown, dilution, ino, and melanism are the best known. This report describes an observation of colour aberration in a Spotted Dove <italic>(Spilopelia chinensis suratensis)</italic> from India. It was recorded in the Deobali Jalah (an IBA site) of Nagaon district, Assam. The recorded individual exhibited a pale plumage with normal eyes and some light brown colour in some of the feathers, indicating this to be a form of dilution. The report also represents the first photographic documentation of colour aberration in Spotted Doves from Brahmaputra Valley of Assam, India. Further research is necessary to comprehend the causes of colour aberration in Spotted Doves.</p>
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Colour aberrations are rare conditions in birds that are caused by genetic as well as environmental factors. Among the colour aberrations in birds, albino, leucism, progressive greying, brown, dilution, ino, and melanism are the best known. This report describes an observation of colour aberration in a Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis suratensis) from India. It was recorded in the Deobali Jalah (an IBA site) of Nagaon district, Assam. The recorded individual exhibited a pale plumage with normal eyes and some light brown colour in some of the feathers, indicating this to be a form of dilution. The report also represents the first photographic documentation of colour aberration in Spotted Doves from Brahmaputra Valley of Assam, India. Further research is necessary to comprehend the causes of colour aberration in Spotted Doves.

First photographic record of a colour aberrant Spotted Dove <italic>Spilopelia chinensis</italic> from the Brahmaputra valley of Assam, India

Ornis Hungarica

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First photographic record of a colour aberrant Spotted Dove  from the Brahmaputra valley of Assam, India

Colour aberrations are rare conditions in birds that are caused by genetic as well as environmental factors. Among the colour aberrations in birds, albino,...

First photographic record of a colour aberrant Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis from the Brahmaputra valley of Assam, India

Published Online: Jun 12, 2024

Page range: 238 - 242

Received: Jan 19, 2024

Accepted: May 01, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orhu-2024-0018

Keywords
colour aberration, Spotted Dove, IBA site, Assam, India

© 2024 Neeraj Bora et al., published by Sciendo

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

First photographic record of a colour aberrant Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis from the Brahmaputra valley of Assam, India

Published Online: Jun 12, 2024

Page range: 238 - 242

Received: Jan 19, 2024

Accepted: May 01, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orhu-2024-0018

Keywordscolour aberration, Spotted Dove, IBA site, Assam, India

© 2024 Neeraj Bora et al., published by Sciendo

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

Keywords
colour aberration, Spotted Dove, IBA site, Assam, India