Ectoparasites of Columbina passerina insularis (Columbiformes) in the National Zoological Park, Havana, Cuba

Ectoparasites of 18 free-living Cuban Ground Doves, Columbina passerina insularis (Columbiformes: Columbidae), captured in the National Zoological Park, Havana, Cuba, were identified. The collected ectoparasites included two species of lice (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera): Columbicola passerinae (77.1%),...

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Published in:Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria 2022-01, Vol.31 (1), p.e018521-e018521
Main Authors: González-Acuña, Daniel, Cicchino, Armando, Echeverry, Diana, Ardiles, Karen, Oyarzún-Ruiz, Pablo, Mironov, Sergey, Moreno, Lucila
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acari
Animals
Bird Diseases - epidemiology
Columbidae
Columbiformes
Cuba
ectoparasites
PARASITOLOGY
Phthiraptera
Short Communication
VETERINARY SCIENCES
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Summary:Ectoparasites of 18 free-living Cuban Ground Doves, Columbina passerina insularis (Columbiformes: Columbidae), captured in the National Zoological Park, Havana, Cuba, were identified. The collected ectoparasites included two species of lice (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera): Columbicola passerinae (77.1%), and Physconelloides eurysema (50%), as well as four species of feather mites (Astigmata: Falculiferidae): Pterophagus lomatus (83.3%), Byersalges talpacoti (50%), Byersalges phyllophorus (72.2%), and Hyperaspidacarus tridentatus (27.7%). Pterophagus lomatus, B. phyllophorus, and H. tridentatus represent new records for Cuba.
ISSN:0103-846X
1984-2961
1984-2961
DOI:10.1590/S1984-29612021096