[BirdPhotoIndia] Deformed Common Myna With Heavy Bird Louse Infestation - IV

Common Name : Common Myna
 
Species Name : Acridotheres tristis

Location : Contai, East Midnapur, West Bengal
 
Date taken : 05 October 2011
 
Equipments : Nikon D90 + Nikkor 70-300mm AF VR Zoom

 

Special Remarks: This image was taken near a Durga Puja Pandal in my hometown. The light decorations of the Pandal had attracted a lot of moths to the site the night before, and next morning I saw this Common Myna and many other birds making a hearty meal out of the moths. Upon looking closely I saw that the bird was grossly deformed. Both its Upper and Lower Mandibles were deformed/broken(Image I). It also had a Tarsal Deformity on its left foot looking like a missing/amputated toe (Image II). The head and wing feathers of the bird were also heavily infested with Bird Lice (Image III & IV). 

Birds with damaged bills which cannot preen themselves properly are usually hosts to heavy infestations with Bird Lice.

 

 

Regards

Dr. Shrutidev Mishra

Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

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