Unusual Bird: Male Cardinal with Deformities
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This Cardinal has been coming to our platform feeder for quite a while. At first I did not discern that its beak was badly deformed and that he was missing his left eye. He finally came to the feeder when I had my camera handy..He seems quite capable of feeding and flying. I have seen a Cardinal wqith missing feathers and grey skin but never one with these deformities.
Categories: Deformed bill
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I have a male cardinal that looks similar, but beak is normal. There is also a male with one normal leg and only a half of the other. Do you have any idea why this is happening?
I have a male cardinal with a very long beak (1.5″) coming to my yard. His beak is a little twisted too, and grey instead of the normal orange. I saw him eating seeds off the ground sideways. Yukon, OK
Looks like it might be Avian Keratin Disorder.