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- Title
Strong circumstantial evidence for ethanol toxicosis in Cedar Waxwings ( Bombycilla cedrorum).
- Authors
Kinde, Hailu; Foate, Eileen; Beeler, Emily; Uzal, Fransisco; Moore, Janet; Poppenga, Robert
- Abstract
Several flocks of Cedar Waxwings ( Bombycilla cedrorum) were found dead after colliding with solid objects such as picture windows, plexiglass, and fences. Necropsy examination revealed that all birds had engorged themselves with over-ripe berries of the Brazilian Pepper Tree ( Schinus terebinthifolius) and had hemorrhages in the breast muscles and the coelomic cavity due to hepatic rupture. Microscopic examination of tissues revealed no underlying pathological conditions. Ethanol was detected at levels of 260-1,000 ppm in the intestinal contents and liver, respectively. The cause of death in these birds was trauma that resulted from colliding with hard objects when flying under the influence of ethanol.
- Subjects
ETHANOL; CEDAR waxwings; VETERINARY autopsy; BRAZILIAN pepper tree; MICROSCOPY
- Publication
Journal of Ornithology, 2012, Vol 153, Issue 3, p995
- ISSN
2193-7192
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10336-012-0858-7