Sick Bird: Female Spotted Towhee afflicted with avian pox
This is a female Spotted Towhee that cannot close her beak, which could cause it to starve. I suspect she has avian pox.
Categories: Sick behavior
Species: Spotted Towhee
This is a female Spotted Towhee that cannot close her beak, which could cause it to starve. I suspect she has avian pox.
Categories: Sick behavior
Species: Spotted Towhee
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I have one this morning that can’t close its beak, is fluffed out, and comes closer to the kitchen door than usual for towhees. I looked up avian pox and the images don’t seem to quite right. I sure would like to know what is going on with this bird and if I can help.
Today – April 29/2024 Victoria BC – I noticed a Spotted Towee with what looks like a bald and rough skin area around one eye. It looked like the same thing house finches I saw in Ontario, Canada years ago, had. Pox. Have not been able to get a good photo yet but will continue to monitor.
I also noticed as some have on other posts, that it seem larger – as if it were pregnant. Foraging behaviour looks normal .
Cleaning feeders regularly helps prevent this disease.