title: Unusual tracheal foreign body in an African grey parrot.
abstract: This case report documents an unusual tracheal foreign body (a moth) in Congo African grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus erithacus). Gross postmortem signs and histopathology results are presented. A discussion of the peculiar avian anatomy that may have contributed to the aspiration of the moth is provided.
authors.affiliation: Cannon and Ball Veterinary Clinic, West Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia. mcannon@wollongong.hotkey.net.au
authors.forename: Michael James
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Cannon
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D009036:Moths; D010311:Parrots