Aberrant plumage in a Black-and-white Tanager (Conothraupis speculigera)
BoletÃn SAO
2005
Journal Article
XV
2
100-104
Parque Nacional del Manu;Cocha Cashu;animals;birds;taxonomy;systematics;Black-and-White Tanager;Conothraupis speculigera;morphology;single-species study;small spatial scales
An aberrant plumage pattern for a male Conothraupis speculigera is reported and illustrated. A male captured in Manu National Park, Peru, on 5 July 2004 had a semi-concealed white crown patch composed of feathers that were mostly white but tipped with black.