This is the food storage area located in the esophagus.
What is the crop?
100
These are signs of illness, stress, or disease visible on feathers.
What are Stress Bars?
100
Hypocalcemia is more common in this species of bird.
What are African Grey Parrots?
100
This must be considered when purchasing a cage as birds may get their heads stuck if too large.
What is bar spacing?
100
This is the most common site for venipuncture on parrot species.
What is the Right Jugular Vein?
200
This is the bone projecting from the sternum where the pectoral muscles attach.
What is the Keel?
200
This is the primary function of feathers.
What is temperature regulation?
200
This disease, also known as "Macaw Wasting Disease", causes paralysis of the nerves controlling the proventriculus resulting in bird's starving to death.
What is Proventricular Dilation Disease?
What is Neuropathic Gastric Dilation Disease?
200
These are a good idea for species more prone to "night frights"
What is a night light?
200
These should be taped out of the central view when taking a VD radiograph.
What are the wings?
300
This is the organ that produces vocalizations in birds.
What is the syrinx?
300
The proventriculus plays this role in the digestive process.
What is the enzymatic stomach?
300
This zoonotic disease causes depression, anorexia, and ocular/nasal discharge in birds; and in humans with compromised immune health may be lethal.
What is Avian Chlamydiosis?
300
These should be various sizes to reduce the risk of arthritis in the feet.
What are perches?
300
In order to reduce or eliminate full flight, these must be trimmed on a regular basis.
What are primary flight feathers?
400
This is the opening of the respiratory system.
What are the Nares?
400
The number of breathes it takes to complete one complete respiration.
What is two?
400
This disease is caused by a circovirus and causes deformities in the beak and feathers.
What is Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease?
400
Chocolate, Avocado, Caffeine, and Sugar
What are bad foods for birds?
400
Hospital holding cages should be placed here in order to reduce stress in hospitalized birds.
What is at or above eye level?
500
This organ secretes an oily fluid used for coating and "weather-proofing" the feathers.
What is the Uropigial Gland?
500
Body systems experience an increase in energy levels, oxygen, and blood flow when subjected to this.
What is flight?
500
This virus causes acute signs including: depression, regurgitation, SQ hemorrhage, and polyuria. It has a higher mortality rate in younger birds.
What is polyomavirus?
500
This is often a result of baby birds being fed formula that is too hot.
What is crop burn?
500
When gavage/tube feeding birds, remember to check for 2 tubes... one is your feeding tube and this is the other.