Photo 8492576, (c) Brush F, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Brush F

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What

Avian Mycoplasmosis (Mycoplasma gallisepticum)

Observer

brushfreeman

Date

June 17, 2017 03:27 PM CDT

Description

House finch exhibiting the effects of this highly infectious bacterial disease. While it is sometimes found in other bird species, it seems to favor the Haemorhous finches especially, This bird was blind on one side completely, another (male) is also in the area (or was) that was almost completely blind as both eyes were infected

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