Hundreds of birds fall dead while flying in Mexico

Hypotheses of possible existence of toxic gases in the area are handled.

In a video from a security camera in Cuanhtémoc, Mexico, you can see how hundreds of thrushes plummet to the ground while flying and some remain lifeless.

The neighbors were in charge of picking them up to clear the area and be able to travel, since they were all over the street and had to walk between them. The incident occurred on Monday at approximately 5:00 p.m.

The birds were recognized as yellow-headed cowbirds. His name is Xanthocephalus. These usually nest in the United States and Canada, to later go to Mexico to spend the winter.

The witnesses of the place were surprised that the event, since the sudden death of these animals seemed like a fictional movie.

This is also assured by users of social networks, after the video was published.

The Mexican authorities received countless calls from the residents of the place, and are currently in charge of analyzing the reason for what would have caused the death of the birds.

Instead, he was visited by a zootechnical veterinarian and he was in charge of carrying out the first tests. Before the visualization of the case, the possibility that the birds inhaled toxic gases existing in the place is studied.

However, the probability that there was an increase in the voltage zone of the power lines at that time is not excluded.

For now, the results of the necropsy are awaited in order to have true information about the cause of the death of the thrushes.