Nesting of the black-faced spoonbill (Platalea minor) (Pelecaniformes: Threskiornithidae) and the hybrid partner on the coasts of Khanka Lake (the Russian Federation)

Tiunov I.

В журнале Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity

Год: 2021 Том: 14 Номер: 1 Страницы: 111-115

At the east coast of Khanka Lake (Russian Federation) on May 15, 2020, an unusual pair of spoonbill was observed. One of the partners was a black-faced spoonbill; the second partner included features of both the black-faced spoonbill and the Eurasian spoonbill, which can be regarded as a hybrid. This pair had a nest with two eggs, which later hatched one chick with signs of a black-faced spoonbill.

DOI 10.1016/j.japb.2020.09.013