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Coccyzus americanus · Yellow-billed Cuckoo

id	69170
datum	12 oktober 2022
gemeente	Rotterdam (ZH)
locatie	Maasvlakte - Oude Stuifdijk (ZH)
coördinaten	N 51,98018 O 4,0561
aantal, kleed	1, 1e kj man
soort waarneming	veldwaarneming
status	Aanvaard, gepubliceerd in jaarverslag CDNA
waarnemer(s)	H Bakhuizen, G den Boer, V Hart et al
opmerkingen	moribund, collected, in collection of Natuurhistorisch Museum Rotterdam, photographed, videoed (Bakhuizen et al 2023; Dutch Birding 44: 464, plate 677-678, 2022, 45: 165-168, plate 187-196, 2023). A new species found at a famous hotspot for (American) rarities. One and a half hour after its discovery the news broke. It soon became clear that the bird was not in a good condition and not long after the first birders arrived it landed on the water of the Nieuwe Waterweg. It tried to swim back to shore but died within a couple of minutes. A subsequent autopsy revealed it to be considerably underweight and its stomach practically empty (Bakker 2023).