Aberrant plumage records in Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis (Aves: Charadriidae)

By

Corrêa, Luiz Liberato Costa
Horn, Natascha
Brückmann, Caroline Dos Santos
Weber, Vinicius
De Brum, Antônio Coimbra
Petry, Maria Virginia

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020-9-10

Original Publication

Neotropical Biology and Conservation

Volume

15

Series / Issue

Issue: 3

Pages

391--398

Subjects

brown , Charadriiformes , Dilution , leucism , melanism , progressive greying

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Brazil Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/neotropical.15.e55754

 

Abstract

Aberrant colored plumages in birds are not uncommon events in nature. These cases might be associated with genetic, environmental and nutritional factors, the presence of parasites, or even age. This study had the objective of reporting two new aberrant plumage cases inVanellus chilensisindividuals, an individual with progressive greying and a melanistic one, and review information available at the “Birds of Brazil Encyclopedia” (WikiAves). The study also presents a case review of published cases in indexed journals aboutV. chilensisaberrant coloring published in indexed journals. In total, 24 cases ofV. chilensisindividuals with aberrant plumage are known. For some cases following current specialized literature, we only suggest changes to progressive graying and brown. Finally, we encourage researchers to publish their records of birds with aberrant plumage in scientific journals.