Editorial Type:
Article Category: Letter
| Online Publication Date: 31 Jan 2025
Bilateral Iridial Deformities in a Wild Hatch-Year Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Bilateral Iridial Deformities in a Wild Hatch-Year Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Page Range: 1 – 3
DOI: 10.3356/jrr2447
Copyright: © 2025 The Raptor Research Foundation, Inc. 2025
Figure 1.
(A) Hatch-year Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) with bilateral iridial deformities. (B) A different hatch-year Red-tailed Hawk with normal pupils for comparison. (C, D) Photos of the described Red-tailed Hawk in indirect and direct outdoor lighting to document both eyes’ pupillary reflex.
Contributor Notes
* Corresponding author: kahayden91@gmail.com
Associate Editor: Cheryl Dykstra
Received: 19 Jun 2024
Accepted: 31 Oct 2024