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Ultra Rare Black Flamingo Caught On Camera In Cyprus

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An ultra-rare black flamingo was identified on the island of Cyprus, numerous think this is the only bird of its kind ever seen.

The flamingo detected is believed to have a hereditary condition called melanism which transforms its pigments a dark color due to an over-generation of melanin.

“From what have seen on the web, there was just one other sighting … in Israel, so possibly this is the second one,” stated Pantelis Charilaou, head of the ecological division of the British Sovereign Bases.

epa04700038 A picture made available on 11 April 2015 of a black flamingo surrounded by more conventionally coloured birds feeding on the banks of Aktoriri salt lake, Cyprus, 08 April 2015. Scientists claim to have spotted a rare black flamingo, thought to be the only one in the world. First assupmtions say the colour could be a result of more melanin prigment produced due to a genetic condition. A similar black flamingo had been spotted only in Israel in 2014. EPA/STRINGER

The bird looks totally black aside from a tuft of white feathers on its back.

It was seen feeding with various other typical tinted flamingos on the financial institutions of a lake in Cypris.

“A melanistic person is an extremely, very unusual discovery … essentially its the opposite of an albino when the private produces even more melanin than regular,” Charilaou informed Reuters Tv.

t is thought this bird coincides one that was found in Israel back in 2014.

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