Insect ectoparasites from wild passerine birds in the Azores Islands

A total of 266 wild passerine birds (Passeriformes) representing eight species and nine subspecies from three islands of the Archipelago of the Azores were examined for ectoparasites. Two species of louse-flies Ornithomya avicularia and Ornithoica turdi (Diptera: Hippoboscidae), three species of fle...

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Published in:Parasite (Paris) 2020, Vol.27, p.64
Main Authors: Oslejskova, Lucie, Kounkova, Sarka, Gustafsson, Daniel R, Resendes, Roberto, Rodrigues, Pedro, Literak, Ivan, Sychra, Oldrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Archipelagoes
Azores
Bird Diseases - epidemiology
Bird Diseases - parasitology
Birds
Ceratophyllidae
Ceratophyllus gallinae
Chewing
chewing lice
Diptera
Diptera - physiology
Ectoparasites
Ectoparasitic Infestations - parasitology
Female
flea
Geographical distribution
Hippoboscidae
Insecta - physiology
Insects
Islands
Lice
louse-fly
Male
Menoponidae
New records
Ornithoica
Ornithomya
Parasites
Passeriformes
Passeriformes - parasitology
Philopteridae
Phoresy
Phthiraptera
Phthiraptera - physiology
Ricinidae
Ricinus
Siphonaptera
Siphonaptera - physiology
Species
Sylvia atricapilla
Turdus merula
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Summary:A total of 266 wild passerine birds (Passeriformes) representing eight species and nine subspecies from three islands of the Archipelago of the Azores were examined for ectoparasites. Two species of louse-flies Ornithomya avicularia and Ornithoica turdi (Diptera: Hippoboscidae), three species of fleas Ceratophyllus gallinae, Ceratophyllus sp. and Dasypsyllus gallinulae (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae), and 11 species of chewing lice belonging to the genera Menacanthus, Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae), Ricinus (Phthiraptera: Ricinidae), Brueelia, Guimaraesiella, Philopterus, Sturnidoecus and Turdinirmus (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) were recorded. At least one species of ectoparasite was found on 114 birds of six species. Guimaraesiella tovornikae and Myrsidea sylviae from Sylvia atricapilla are redescribed. Records of Ceratophyllus sp. and Sturnidoecus sp. from Turdus merula represent new parasite-host associations. Phoresy of Guimaraesiella amsel on Ornithoica turdi was also found. Parasitological parameters such as prevalence, intensity and abundance and geographic distribution of recorded ectoparasites are provided.
ISSN:1776-1042
1252-607X
1776-1042
DOI:10.1051/parasite/2020063