Partial leucism in the Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans): first record for Mexico

Leucism is the partial loss of pigmentation. It can be expressed totally or partially in the plumage. We recorded an adult individual of the Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) with partial leucism. On 22 July 2017 we observed this tyranid at the northwestern side of Puebla near a body of water in a f...

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Main Authors: A. Janette Rodríguez-Casanova, Dante A. Hernández-Silva, Iriana Zuria
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Sección Mexicana del Consejo Internacional para la Preservación de las Aves, A.C. 2018-11-01
Series:Huitzil
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Online Access:http://ojs.huitzil.net/index.php/huitzil/article/view/389