Voisin et al.: Colour aberrations and deformities in King Penguins

Plumage colour aberrations are reputed to be extremely rare in King Penguins Aptenodytes patagonicus. Van Wyk (1995) and Blight & Stevens (2000) record only a few cases, three of them concerning melanistic birds and three others isabellistic (pale

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Summary:Plumage colour aberrations are reputed to be extremely rare in King Penguins Aptenodytes patagonicus. Van Wyk (1995) and Blight & Stevens (2000) record only a few cases, three of them concerning melanistic birds and three others isabellistic (pale