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Melanistic pelicans
November 29 , 2023
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- Two pelicans with aberrant plumage were reportedly spotted at Pallikaranai marshland recently.
- These pelicans, brownish in colour, were near a flock of spot-billed pelicans but appeared to be isolated from them.
- The brown pelican is a different species that lives in the southern coasts of the United States and are not migratory.
- In 2005, two unusual, brightly-coloured pelicans were sighted at Pulicat lake and Nelapattu bird sanctuary.
- The brown could be melanism – a condition that causes birds to have an excess of dark pigmentation.
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