Greater spotted eagles (Clanga clanga) pale morph “fulvescens” breeding during five consecutive years

Abstract

The paper describes the observation in Belarus of an adult greater spotted eagle breeding female pale morph “fulvescens”, which retained the same light colour of plumage for five successive years. The data on the presence of pale morph adult birds in the collections of some zoo museums is also analysed.

Keywords

• belarus
• raptors
• pale morph
• reproduction