Prevalence of Ectoparasites and Its Identification in Captive Wild Birds

A welfare approach for captive wild birds

Insect ectoparasites from wild passerine birds in the Czech Republic.

Wild passerine birds (Passeriformes) from northeastern part of the Czech Republic were examined for ectoparasites. Three species of louse-flies of the genus Ornithomya (Diptera: Hippoboscidae), two species of fleas of the genera Ceratophyllus and Dasypsyllus (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae), and 15 species of chewing lice belonging to the genera Myrsidea, Menacanthus (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae),...

How Birds Combat Ectoparasites

Birds are plagued by an impressive diversity of ectoparasites, ranging from feather-feeding lice, to featherdegrading bacteria. Many of these ectoparasites have severe negative effects on host fitness. It is therefore not surprising that selection on birds has favored a variety of possible adaptations for dealing with ectoparasites. The functional significance of some of these defenses has been...

Ectoparasites from birds in Newfoundland.

During an ongoing survey of the ectoparasites of birds in Canada (Bourgeois and Threlfall, 1981, Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 83: 799-800; Eveleigh and Threlfall, 1974a, Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 76: 270-277; Eveleigh and Threlfall, 1974b, Acarologia 16: 621-635; Eveleigh and Threlfall, 1975, Can. J. Zool. 53: 82-86; Eveleigh and Threlfall, 1976, Can. J. Zool. 54: 1694-171 1; Fitzpatrick and Threl...

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Cause Chlamydiosis refers to an infection with organisms of the genus Chlamydia sp., which are bacteria that live within animal cells. Chlamydia psittaci is the species generally associated with this disease in birds. The severity of the disease differs by the strain of C. psittaci and the susceptibility of different species of birds. As a result, chlamydiosis may range from an inapparent infec...