Scientists believe avian keratin disorder is cause of fishhook beaks in Alaska chickadee population

Scientists have identified avian keratin disorder as the cause of fishhook beaks in Alaska's chickadee population. The virus has resulted in a record-high concentration of deformities in the wild birds.
The virus is causing “the highest concentration of (visible) deformities ever recorded in a wild bird population.”
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