Diagnosis and treatment of crop inflammation of Rough-legged Buzzard (Buteo lagopus) in Daqing Wildlife Nature Reserve, Heilongjiang Province, China

This article describes a Rough-legged Buzzard (Buteo lagopus) from the Wildlife Nature Reserve in Daqing, China. According to the staff of Daqing Wildlife Nature Reserve, the Rough-legged Buzzard was found to have impaired flight ability, depression, and loss of aggression, but its feathers were full and there were no obvious external injuries, so it was sent to the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of the Teaching Animal Hospital of Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University for treatment. After the vet conducted X-ray and blood tests, he diagnosed the bird with a foreign body in the crop and crop inflammation. He finally treated the bird using endoscopic techniques, and the bird recovered well and was successfully released.