Uric Acid Levels Submitted From Zoos Around The World
Samples are over 10 birds unless noted
Bird
Species |
Range Of Uric Acid Levels ( mg/dL) |
Mean ValueUric Acid |
Mean
BUN |
| Bluefront Amazon | 0.3-11.7 |
3.4 |
|
| Green Cheeked Amazon | 0.7-
8.0 |
3.9 |
|
| Double Yellow Headed Parrot | 0.0
- 7.2 |
3.3 |
|
| Red Lored Amazon | 3.3
- 11.9 |
6.2 |
|
| Orange-winged Amazon | 0.8
- 10.7 |
4.3 |
|
| Scarlet Macaw | |||
1month - 2 yrs |
1.3
- 10.0 |
4.7 |
2.0 |
2
yr - 20 yr |
1.2
- 14.0 |
5.4 |
3.0 |
| Military Macaw | 1.2
- 14.0 |
4.8 |
|
| Severe Macaw | 2.9
- 12.0 |
6.9 |
|
| Bali Mynah Bird | |||
less
than 1 yr |
2.8
- 24.4 |
8.9 |
|
over
1 yr |
1.4
- 33.0 |
8.6 |
|
| Blue And Gold Macaw | |||
1
month - 2 yrs |
1.0
- 12.4 |
5.0 |
2.0 |
2
yrs - 20 yrs |
0.9
- 11.6 |
4.8 |
4.0 |
| Black Cockatoo | 4.3
- 24.6 |
10.0 |
|
| Goffin Cockatoo | 2.0
- 7.6 |
5.3 |
3.0 |
| Lesser Sulfur- crested Cockatoo | 0.6
- 18.8 |
7.1 |
5.0 |
| Major Mitchell's Cockatoo | 1.1
- 22.4 |
8.3 |
2.0 |
| Palm Cockatoo | |||
1
month - 2yrs |
3.5
- 13.5 |
8.0 |
3.0 |
2
yr - 20 yr |
3.3
- 16.5 |
9.6 |
4.0 |
greater than 20 yrs
|
3.3
- 15.0 |
8.9 |
4.0 |
| Sun Conure | 2.0
- 12.6 |
6.1 |
4.0 |
| Green Wing Macaw | |||
1
month - 2yrs |
1.5
- 7.8 |
4.2 |
3.0 |
2
yrs - 30 yrs |
1.8
- 10.6 |
5.0 |
3.0 |
Greater
than 30 yrs |
0.8
- 14.9 |
4.9 |
7.0 |
| Hyacinth Macaw | |||
| 1 month - 2 yrs | 0.8
- 13.6 |
6.6 |
4.0 |
| 2 yrs - 20 yrs | 3.0
- 20.2 |
9.0 |
3.0 |
| Greater than 20 yrs | 1.6
- 22.6 |
7.8 |
2.0 |
| Peachface Lovebird | 1.5-
7.0 |
4.0 |
|
| Red-fronted Macaw | 1.5
- 16.5 |
7.0 |
3.0 |
| Meyer's Parrot | 4.6
- 11.0 |
7.2 |
|
| Hill Mynah | 3.3
- 21.3 |
9.8 |
3.0 |
| Cockatiel | 1.0
- 22.2 |
5.9 |
3 |
| Common Pigeon | 0.0
- 8.6 |
4.7 |
3.0 |
Bronze-winged Pionus(small sample number) |
5.6
- 12.2 |
8.1 |
|
Blue-headed Pionus(small sample number) |
3.0
- 34.0 |
10.0 |
|
| Congo African Grey | |||
1
month - 2 yrs |
0.6
- 6.1 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
2
yr - 20 yrs |
1.2
- 9.3 |
4.6 |
|
Over
20 yrs |
0.5
- 15.2 |
5.3 |
3.0 |
| Gambel's quail | 1.3
- 10.3 |
4.7 |
3.0 |
| Toco Toucan | |||
1
month - 2 yrs |
3.6
- 17.6 |
9.2 |
3.0 |
over
2 yr old |
3.0
- 30.0 |
10.1 |
4.0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | |||
| 1 month - 2 yrs (small sample number) |
1.5
- 16.6 |
7.0 |
|
Over
2 yrs |
1.4
- 35.0 |
9.0 |
4.0 |
Rosella (small sample number) |
3.8
- 13.2 |
6.4 |
|
| Wild Turkey | |||
1
month - 1 yr |
2.0
- 2.8 |
2.4 |
|
Over
1 yr |
1.1
- 15.0 |
4.7 |
2.0 |
| Yellow-naped Amazon | 0.7
- 12.5 |
3.8 |
3.0 |
| Bald Eagle | |||
1
month - 5 yrs |
3.9
- 22.2 |
9.0 |
3.0 |
5
yrs - 20 yrs |
1.6
- 28.6 |
9.7 |
3.0 |
| Golden Eagle | |||
1
month - 5 yrs |
3.6
- 24.8 |
10.9 |
|
5
yrs - 30 yrs |
1.5
- 13.3 |
6.3 |
4 |