The current study revealed to six species of four genus belong family Accipitridae, Order Accipitriforms; about 24 specimens birds are deposited in the vertebrates departments "the Iraq Natural History Research Center and Museum INHM" were reviewed. Morphometrics mummified Accipitrid as follow: Sparrow-Hawk Accipiter nisus (Linnaeus, 1758), Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax (Temminck, 1828), Greater spo...

We assessed the nutritional condition and established reference values for serum chemistry parameters in a long distance migrant bird of prey, the Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni), wintering in central Argentina. We analyzed serum concentration of urea, uric acid, cholesterol, and triglycerides and assessed age and sex related differences in these parameters. A body condition index was obtaine...

Trypanosomatids are a huge group of vertebrate, invertebrate and plant parasites that can cause severe illnesses in hosts. Although avian trypanosomes widely spread throughout the world, information about their transmission vector–host relationships is still scarce. This study aimed to investigate Trypanosoma prevalence bloodsucking Diptera collected at tree-nesting raptor birds’ nests. Insects...