Curve-billed Thrasher with beak deformity in Arizona
By Alaska Science Center
May 2016 (approx.)
Detailed Description
Curve-billed Thrasher with beak deformity characteristic of avian keratin disorder (AKD) shared by a citizen science observer in Douglas, Arizona, USA. Avian keratin disorder is a disease characterized by debilitating beak overgrowth and other abnormalities of keratinized tissues. Affected birds have difficulty feeding and preening and may suffer high rates of mortality.
Copyright: Photo taken by Vicki Jones
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