An Indian spot-billed duck with pale plumage was sighted at Manickapuram tank in Tiruppur district recently. S. Nandagopal, a member of the Nature Society of Tirupur, spotted the rare leucistic duck when he went to Manickapuram tank near Mudalipalayam SIDCO for birding on September 16. In normal conditions, Indian spot-billed duck has a greyish-brown plumage with a yellow tipped black …
