The current situation of an avian panzootic caused by highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIV) of the goose/Guangdong lineage, subtype H5N1, clade 2.3.4.4b, is attracting significant attention and resources from both operational animal disease control and infectious disease research forces. Consequently, the scrutiny of the scientific community may, at least temporarily, shift away from other avian influenza viruses. The occurrence of low and high pathogenicity H7N9 AIV in China between 2013 and 2018 provides compelling evidence of the significant zoonotic potential of subtypes other than H5. We report here the isolated instance of an infection with a unique HP H7N5 AIV subtype in a chicken layer farm in Germany during the summer of 2024 also to highlight the continuing presence and potential importance of AIV subtypes other than H5.