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Currently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is tracking the H5N1 avian flu that is widespread in wild birds worldwide and causing outbreaks in poultry and U.S. dairy cows.

The study aimed to digitally reconstruct the brain of the bird, which it has named Navaornis hestiae, to determine the evolutionary origins of the modern avian brain.

Another avian aficionado, who gave his details simply as Paul from London, said it had been an early start to get to the site in good time.

A July 29 email reflects the absence of information when some farm owners don’t wish to correspond with public health departments about potential cases of bird flu, also called HPAI, for “highly pathogenic avian influenza.”

In fact, the city’s entire bird population may undergo a transformation based on the changing environment, said Eric Wood, an associate professor of avian and urban ecology at Cal State Los Angeles.