Huitzil (Aug 2019)

Record of aging in the White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) in Tamaulipas, Mexico

  • Erick Rubén Rodríguez-Ruíz,
  • César Puente-García,
  • Arnulfo Moreno-Valdez

DOI
https://doi.org/10.28947/hrmo.2019.20.2.445
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 20, no. 2
pp. 1 – 4

Abstract

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The incidence of pigmentary disorders in Mexican birds has been poorly documented. We report an individual of White-winged dove (Zenaida asiatica) with atypical pigmentation in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas. Some possible physical factors that can produce this pigmentary abnormality are discussed.

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