Feeding Behavior-Related Toxicity due to Nandina domestica in Cedar Waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum)‎

Joint Authors

Woldemeskel, Moges
Styer, Eloise L.

Source

Veterinary Medicine International

Issue

Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-4, 4 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2010-12-09

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

4

Main Subjects

Zoology

Abstract EN

Dozens of Cedar Waxwings were found dead in Thomas County, Georgia, USA, in April 2009.

Five of these were examined grossly and microscopically.

Grossly, all the examined birds had pulmonary, mediastinal, and tracheal hemorrhages.

Microscopically, several tissues and organs were diffusely congested and hemorrhagic.

Congestion and hemorrhage were marked in the lungs.

Intact and partly digested berries of Nandina domestica Thunb.

were the only ingesta found in the gastrointestinal tract of these birds.

Due to their voracious feeding behavior, the birds had eaten toxic doses of N.

domestica berries.

N.

domestica contains cyanide and is one of the few berries readily available at this time of the year in the region.

The gross and microscopic findings are consistent with lesions associated with cyanide toxicity.

This paper for the first time documents toxicity associated with N.

domestica in Cedar Waxwings.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Woldemeskel, Moges& Styer, Eloise L.. 2010. Feeding Behavior-Related Toxicity due to Nandina domestica in Cedar Waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum). Veterinary Medicine International،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-500551

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Woldemeskel, Moges& Styer, Eloise L.. Feeding Behavior-Related Toxicity due to Nandina domestica in Cedar Waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum). Veterinary Medicine International No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-500551

American Medical Association (AMA)

Woldemeskel, Moges& Styer, Eloise L.. Feeding Behavior-Related Toxicity due to Nandina domestica in Cedar Waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum). Veterinary Medicine International. 2010. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-500551

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-500551