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Titre :	Strong circumstantial evidence for ethanol toxicosis in Cedar Waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum)
Auteurs :	Hailu Kinde, Auteur ; Eileen Foate, Auteur ; Emily Beeler, Auteur ; Fransisco Uzal, Auteur ; Janet Moore, Auteur ; Robert Poppenga, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Journal of Ornithology (153(3) JUL 2012)
Article en page(s) :	995-998
Langues:	Anglais
Résumé :	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.

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