INTESTINAL AND BLOOD PARASITES IN AMAZON PARROTS DESTINED FOR RELOCATION IN GUATEMALA

Approximately 350 Amazon parrots were destined for relocation in Peten province, northeastern Guatemala. In random sampling of the parrots, 95 blood and 75 fecal samples were examined individually for parasites. Coccidia were present in 6.0% (3/50) of Amazona autumnalis autumnalis, and they were the...

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Published in:Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine 2001-03, Vol.32 (1), p.71-73
Main Authors: Rooney, Matthew B, Burkhard, Mary Jo, Greiner, Ellis, Zeng, Qi-Yun, Johnson, Jeremy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amazon parrots
Animal diseases
Animals
Aviary birds
Birds
Blood
blood parasites
Coccidia - isolation & purification
Coccidiosis - diagnosis
Coccidiosis - epidemiology
Coccidiosis - veterinary
Feces - parasitology
Female
Guatemala
Guatemala - epidemiology
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - diagnosis
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - epidemiology
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - veterinary
intestinal parasites
Male
Parasitemia - diagnosis
Parasitemia - epidemiology
Parasitemia - parasitology
Parasitemia - veterinary
Parasites
Parrots
Parrots - parasitology
Prevalence
reintroduction
Relocation
Species reintroduction
Wild birds
Wildlife conservation
Zoos
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Summary:Approximately 350 Amazon parrots were destined for relocation in Peten province, northeastern Guatemala. In random sampling of the parrots, 95 blood and 75 fecal samples were examined individually for parasites. Coccidia were present in 6.0% (3/50) of Amazona autumnalis autumnalis, and they were the only parasites detected. There were no blood parasites observed in 64 A. a. autumnalis, four Amazona pionus senilis, 16 Amazona ferinosa guatemala, 10 Amazona albifronsus albifronsus, and one Amazona xantholora. No fecal parasites were observed in four A. p. senilis, 12 A. f. guatemala, eight A. a. albifronsus, and one A. xantholora.
ISSN:1042-7260
1937-2825
DOI:10.1638/1042-7260(2001)032[0071:IABPIA]2.0.CO;2