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Psittacine beak and feather disease was first described in the early 1980s and has become recognised as the dominant viral pathogen of psittacine birds worldwide. In wild red-rumped grass parakeets (Psephotus haematonotus), a case of feather loss syndrome that was highly suggestive of PBFD was first recorded in South Australia in 1907. [2]
Psittacosis—also known as parrot fever, and ornithosis—is a zoonotic infectious disease in humans caused by a bacterium called Chlamydia psittaci and contracted from infected parrots, such as macaws, cockatiels, and budgerigars, and from pigeons, sparrows, ducks, hens, gulls and many other species of birds.
Rhea may not look like most other birds, but she's inspiring people around the world. The 2-year-old lovebird from Boston suffers from Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease which caused her to lose ...
Rhea, the two-and-half-year-old lovebird, was born with Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease (PBFD), which caused her feathers to fall off since last May. US featherless bird receives knitted ...
Pacheco's disease is a highly infectious and acute bird disease caused by a species of herpesvirus, Psittacid alphaherpesvirus 1 (PsHV-1). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] All psittacine species are susceptible to Pacheco's disease, mainly those in zoological collections and aviaries in any geographic regions. [ 1 ]
The grey parrot has been known to contract beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) which causes a highly contagious, and sometimes fatal, psittacine beak and feather disease in parrots. [19] In a PCR-based study, Chlamydiosis, an infectious disease of avians, was found to infect the grey parrot.
A salmon-crested cockatoo, showing signs of feather-plucking on its chest. Feather-plucking, sometimes termed feather-picking, feather damaging behaviour or pterotillomania, [1] is a maladaptive, behavioural disorder commonly seen in captive birds that chew, bite or pluck their own feathers with their beak, resulting in damage to the feathers and occasionally the skin.
Sulphur-crested cockatoos, along with many other parrots, are susceptible to psittacine beak and feather disease, a viral disease, which causes birds to lose their feathers and grow grotesquely shaped beaks. The disease occurs naturally in the wild, [27] and in captivity. [28]