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Berthelot's Pipit with avian pox virus

Berthelot's Pipit with avian pox virus - Adult

Photographer
Location
» Las Maretas de El Río (Arico), Tenerife
Country image taken
» Canary Islands
Date
» October, 2011
Equipment
» Pentax K-m with zoom Tamron 70-300 mm
Bird Species
»Anthus berthelotii - Berthelot’s Pipit
Bird Species (French)
»Pipit de Berthelot
Bird Status
» Least Concern
Remarks
» This is subspecies A. b. berthelotii. The bird shows clear signs of infection by avian pox virus, a common phenomenon in the Canary Islands and a threat to different breeding birds of the archipelago.

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