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Re: Diseased or deformed Red-Rumped Parrot

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Subject: Re: Diseased or deformed Red-Rumped Parrot
From: "Mark and Mandy Young" <>
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:48:26 +1000
Hi everyone,

 

I saw an unusual Red-rumped Parrot at Windsor on the weekend. It's a very
scrawny female, with a deformed mandible. Instead of having a usual formed
beak, the mandible is a large bulbous mass.

I was wondering if others have noticed other birds with this condition, and
whether people know what causes it.

 

Link to the picture I took of it.
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj177/MTY400/Birds/Small%20Files/Red-rump
edParrot002Canon1000.jpg 

 

Regards,

Mark and/or Mandy

 

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