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

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https://doi.org/10.28947/hrmo.2019.20.2.445

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columbiformes, gray-haired, progressive aging, vitiligo, leucism, albinism.

Abstract

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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2019-08-22

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Rodríguez-Ruíz, E. R., Puente-García, C., & Moreno-Valdez, A. (2019). Record of aging in the White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) in Tamaulipas, Mexico. Huitzil Revista Mexicana De Ornitologí­a, 20(2), 1–4. https://doi.org/10.28947/hrmo.2019.20.2.445

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