A northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) was observed with partial paralysis on 3 March 1997 and found dead on 8 March 1997 on Di-Lane Plantation Wildlife Management Area (Burke County, Georgia, USA). The juvenile male was necropsied by the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study (Athens, Georgia) and diagnosed with lead toxicosis. The bobwhite had liver tissue lead levels of 399 parts per million wet weight and two worn 1-mm diameter lead shot pellets were found in the gizzard.
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1 January 2000
Lead Poisoning in a Northern Bobwhite in Georgia
Lynn A. Lewis,
Sara H. Schweitzer
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 36 • No. 1
January 2000
Vol. 36 • No. 1
January 2000
case report
Colinus virginianus
dove fields
lead shot
lead toxicosis
northern bobwhite