Postmortem findings in wild great bustards (Otis tarda) from Spain: a clinical approach. European Association of Zoo and Wildlife Veterinarians (EAZWV) 4th scientific meeting, joint with the annual meeting of the European Wildlife Disease Association (EWD

Causes of death and morbidity are reported for 13 free-living great bustards (Otis tarda) from Spain. The main mortality cause for the adult birds and two juveniles was collision with power lines or fences. One wild adult bustard died of Aspergillus fumigatus generalised infection. Other causes of death for juveniles were predation, septicemia, parasitic obstruction of small intestine by cestodes, ventriculus impaction, and trauma with agricultural vehicles. Causes of morbidity were skin injuries, fractures, soft tissue and liver trauma, pneumonia of different etiology, ectoparasites and hemoparasites