Feather mites of Calidris fuscicollis (Aves: Scolopacidae) in Brazil

AbstractDuring the period 2010-2012, eighty individuals of Calidris fuscicollis (Vieillot, 1819) were collected on the southern coast of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, with the objective of determining the presence of feather mites. Of the 80 birds examined, 32.5% were infested by mites, identified as A...

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Published in:Brazilian journal of biology 2015-11, Vol.75 (4), p.1027-1029
Main Authors: Gomes, S N, Pesenti, T C, Cirne, M P, Müller, G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alloptidae
Avenzoariidae
BIOLOGY
feather mites
Pterolichidae
white-rumped sandpiper
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Summary:AbstractDuring the period 2010-2012, eighty individuals of Calidris fuscicollis (Vieillot, 1819) were collected on the southern coast of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, with the objective of determining the presence of feather mites. Of the 80 birds examined, 32.5% were infested by mites, identified as Avenzoaria calidridis (Oudemans, 1904) (Avenzoariidae) (31.25%), Montchadskiana securicata (Megnin & Trouessart 1884) (Pterolichidae) (22.5%) and Alloptes limosae (Dubinin, 1951) (Alloptidae) (6.25%). This is the first report of feather mites on Calidris fuscicollis in Brazil.
ISSN:1519-6984
1678-4375
1678-4375
DOI:10.1590/1519-6984.05914