Report of a White Adélie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae in the Antarctic Ocean

A white Adélie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae was sighted in offshore waters of East Antarctica at 65°56′S, 80°39′E on 20 February 2013. This individual had the same morphological characteristics and body size of normal Adélie Penguins, but had entirely white plumage, eyes paler than normal, a brownish...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology 2017/03/20, Vol.48(2), pp.74-77
Hauptverfasser: Isoda, Tatsuya, Tamura, Tsutomu
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Zusammenfassung:A white Adélie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae was sighted in offshore waters of East Antarctica at 65°56′S, 80°39′E on 20 February 2013. This individual had the same morphological characteristics and body size of normal Adélie Penguins, but had entirely white plumage, eyes paler than normal, a brownish to purplish red bill, pale pink legs and feet, and an absence of black coloration on the body. This individual was classified as a possible ‘ino-light’ according the color aberration types defined by van Grouw (2013).
ISSN:1348-5032
1882-0999
DOI:10.3312/jyio.48.74