Extremely rare case of melanistic greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus documented for the first time in Europe in Lake Kerkini National Park, Northern Greece
The last decade a couple of observations of melanistic greater flamingos have been reported across Southern Mediterranean region. In October 2014 a melanistic greater flamingo was observed and photographed for the first time in Europe in Lake Kerkini National Park in Northern Greece. All the decade’...
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Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
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| description | The last decade a couple of observations of melanistic greater flamingos have been reported across Southern Mediterranean region. In October 2014 a melanistic greater flamingo was observed and photographed for the first time in Europe in Lake Kerkini National Park in Northern Greece. All the decade’s observations could concern the same individual if we considered that melanism is an extremely rare genetic mutation and flamingos are moving across different lakes around the Mediterranean region. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8d6ba29e8cec457f969b9f8a420188922023-03-13T14:04:42ZengBulgarian Academy of SciencesHistoria naturalis bulgarica2603-31862023-03-01453434510.48027/hnb.45.031000504000452023Extremely rare case of melanistic greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus documented for the first time in Europe in Lake Kerkini National Park, Northern GreeceStylianos P. Zannetoshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8952-1528The last decade a couple of observations of melanistic greater flamingos have been reported across Southern Mediterranean region. In October 2014 a melanistic greater flamingo was observed and photographed for the first time in Europe in Lake Kerkini National Park in Northern Greece. All the decade’s observations could concern the same individual if we considered that melanism is an extremely rare genetic mutation and flamingos are moving across different lakes around the Mediterranean region.https://www.nmnhs.com/historia-naturalis-bulgarica/article.php?id=000504000452023flamingomelanismplumage aberration |
| spellingShingle | Stylianos P. Zannetos Extremely rare case of melanistic greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus documented for the first time in Europe in Lake Kerkini National Park, Northern Greece Historia naturalis bulgarica flamingo melanism plumage aberration |
| title | Extremely rare case of melanistic greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus documented for the first time in Europe in Lake Kerkini National Park, Northern Greece |
| title_full | Extremely rare case of melanistic greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus documented for the first time in Europe in Lake Kerkini National Park, Northern Greece |
| title_fullStr | Extremely rare case of melanistic greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus documented for the first time in Europe in Lake Kerkini National Park, Northern Greece |
| title_full_unstemmed | Extremely rare case of melanistic greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus documented for the first time in Europe in Lake Kerkini National Park, Northern Greece |
| title_short | Extremely rare case of melanistic greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus documented for the first time in Europe in Lake Kerkini National Park, Northern Greece |
| title_sort | extremely rare case of melanistic greater flamingo phoenicopterus roseus documented for the first time in europe in lake kerkini national park northern greece |
| topic | flamingo melanism plumage aberration |
| url | https://www.nmnhs.com/historia-naturalis-bulgarica/article.php?id=000504000452023 |
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