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I was asking truthfully so I could be educated. I've never had a bird with this symptom, and every bird I've heard with that symptom was ill, so that's why it is a red flag to me. I didn't say it was an emergency, either, just that I personally would still take the bird in if it were mine.There are many reasons for poop to stick around the vent, not all of them medical. There was probably something like a toy or a perch obstructing the vent while the bird was asleep. There may indeed be an overgrowth of feathers in the area. Let's not go overboard on this.
Illness can cause sticky poop, or the poop may just be sticky. Heads or tails. It's not a sure enough sign of illness to get in a flap about or to cause stress to the bird's owner. I did recommend a vet visit and I stand by that. Just it's not something to get in a taxi to the vet RIGHT NOW. This is not an emergency.