First Record of Total Leucism in the Clay-colored Thrush (Turdus grayi, Aves, Passeriformes, Turdidae)
2020
Hernandez, Jonathan | Gómez-Corea, Wilson | Bejarano, Luis
We present the first record of total leucism for the Clay-colored Thrush, Turdus grayi, and the fourth case of chromatic aberration for this species. From April 2019 to August 2020, we observed an adult individual characterized by a lack of pigmentation with completely white plumage and eyes of normal color. The locality of occurrence corresponds to the tropical humid forest of the Lancetilla Botanical Garden, 250 meters from the city of Tela, on the north coast of Honduras. Documenting these cases in the Neotropical region is important to better understand pigment abnormalities, and studies are necessary to evaluate the survival and reproductive success of birds that present a lack of pigmentation.
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