Data Associated with Beak Deformities in Red-tailed Hawks (Buteo jamaicensis), 1992-2024

This dataset consists of three tables with data associated with Red-tailed Hawks exhibiting beak deformities characteristic of avian keratin disorder (AKD). The first is comprised of Red-tailed Hawks collected or captured in the Northwest region of the United States. The second is a compilation of reports from citizen science observers or scientific literature. The third is a poecivirus viral sequence isolated from a Red-tailed Hawk using PCR amplification.