Diseased Bird: Northern Cardinal with lump on neck
Female Northern Cardinal with lump on neck. Lump appears to be under the skin, so likely some sort of cyst or tumor. Bird appears healthy otherwise
Categories: Growths
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Female Northern Cardinal with lump on neck. Lump appears to be under the skin, so likely some sort of cyst or tumor. Bird appears healthy otherwise
Categories: Growths
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I have a male cardinal with a lump on the back of his neck. Yesterday it looked bigger. He seems to be eating and flying without any problem. What causes a lump? What is the prognosis?
This cardinal has a large fuzzy loose lump on his throat. He seems healthy otherwise.