Extremely rare case of melanistic greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus documented for the first time in Europe in Lake Kerkini National Park, Northern Greece

The last decade a couple of observations melanistic greater flamingos have been reported across Southern Mediterranean region. In October 2014 flamingo was observed and photographed for the first time in Europe Lake Kerkini National Park Northern Greece. All decade’s could concern same individual if we considered that melanism is an extremely rare genetic mutation are moving different lakes around