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First record of Cathaemasia hians (Trematoda: Cathaemasiidae) in a new bird host, the Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca)

Helminthologia, 2023
An injured young individual of the Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca; Accipitridae) from the Protected Bird Area „Medzibodrožie” in the south-eastern Slovakia was subjected to the complete clinical examination at the Clinic for Birds and Exotic ...
Juhásová Ľ., Königová A., Molnár L., Major P., Králová-Hromadová I., Čisovská Bazsalovicsová E.   +5 more
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Frugivory in Raptors: New Observations from Australia and a Global Review

Birds, 2021
The diets of raptors are some of the best studied and well-known of all bird groups. Raptors are typically carnivores, hunting and feeding on vertebrates and, for some species, invertebrates. Here, we described instances of the Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
James A. Fitzsimons, Jack Leighton
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Unusual association between Ornithonyssus bursa (Berlese, 1888) (Mesostigmata: Macronyssidae) and Parabuteo unicinctus (Temminck, 1824) (Accipitriformes: Accipitridae) in Paraíba State, Brazil

Entomological Communications, 2021
Ornithonyssus bursa (Berlese, 1888), known as the tropical fowl mite, is a hematophagous mite of domestic and wild birds. This mite can bite humans accidentally, causing “gamasoidosis,” “avian-mite dermatitis,” or “bird-mite dermatitis” in tropical and ...
Júlia C. Takatsu, Ricardo Bassini-Silva, Ana Paula de Moura, Aksa I. V. Batista, Glenison F. Dias, Josivania S. Pereira, Ashley P. G. Dowling, Fernando Jacinavicius   +7 more
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Novel phylogenetic clade of avian Haemoproteus parasites (Haemosporida, Haemoproteidae) from Accipitridae raptors, with description of a new Haemoproteus species

Parasite
Avian haemosporidian parasites (order Haemosporida, phylum Apicomplexa) are blood and tissue parasites transmitted by blood-sucking dipteran insects. Three genera (Plasmodium, Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon) have been most often found in birds, with over
Harl Josef, Fauchois Anaïs, Puech Marie-Pierre, Gey Delphine, Ariey Frédéric, Izac Brigitte, Weissenböck Herbert, Chakarov Nayden, Iezhova Tatjana, Valkiūnas Gediminas, Duval Linda   +10 more
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Comparative histological, histochemical, and histometric evaluation of the esophagus in two avian species with different feeding habits (Ciconia ciconia and Buteo buteo)

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Histological structure of esophagus. Abstract The aim of this study was to conduct a comparative evaluation of the histological and histochemical organization of the esophagus in two avian species with different feeding ecologies. A total of 6 individuals were used for this purpose (3 storks, 3 common buzzards).
Serap İlhan Aksu, Dilem Gülece Ermutlu, Burak Büyükbaki, Turgay Deprem, Serap Koral Taşçi, Şahin Aslan, Rumeysa Nur Aslan, Hatice Gizem Büyükbaki, Mete Cihan   +8 more
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Land birds on atolls: diversity, origin, and function

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Oceanic islands are global hotspots of avian biodiversity and endemism. Their isolation and distinct environmental conditions have uniquely shaped the evolutionary trajectories of island birds, while, in turn, land bird communities have become critical providers of ecological functions to island ecosystems.
Sebastian Steibl, Alex S. Wegmann, Nick D. Holmes, Caitlin E. Andrews, Gérard Rocamora, Simon Ducatez, James C. Russell   +6 more
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Hunting as anthropogenic sink of biomass or source of carrion? A brief case study based on German hunting bags

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Dead biomass is a crucial nutrient source for ecosystems. Although hunting residues can subsidize numerous scavenging organisms and are known to drive important zoogeochemical processes at very different scales in the ecosystem, this has received little attention.
Jörg Beckmann, Jörg Müller, Sophie Horlebein, Christian von Hoermann   +3 more
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Assessing genetic diversity in a reintroduced Mediterranean griffon vulture Gyps fulvus population to inform long‐term conservation management

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Reintroductions play a key role in conservation biology. Their long‐term success strongly depends on maximizing the genetic diversity of founders, as well as on ensuring ecological connectivity with adjacent populations. Accordingly, evaluating the conservation status of reintroduced populations to limit the loss of their genetic diversity requires ...
Nicolò Borgianni, Mario Posillico, Lorenzo Attili, Paolo Ciucci, Rita Lorenzini, Luisa Garofalo   +5 more
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Vultures and Kites from Marala Wetlands

Journal of Bioresource Management, 2019
The family Accipitridae consists of approximately 254 known living species that include eagles, hawks, vultures and kites. Forty species from this family are extant in Pakistan, of which 24 are resident. Only six species from the Accipitridae family were
Zahid Bhatti, Fida Muhammad Khan, Muhammad Asif Gondal   +2 more
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Variation in forest area influences post‐fledging development and dispersal onset in the Eurasian Goshawk (Astur gentilis)

Ibis, EarlyView.
Natal dispersal is a key ecological process influencing gene flow, population connectivity and individual fitness. In altricial birds, the transition from fledging to natal dispersal is mediated by the post‐fledging dependence period, which is often difficult to observe in elusive, forest‐dwelling species.
Elouise Mayall, Thomas Bodey, Paul Caplat, David Anderson, D. Philip Whitfield, Xavier Lambin   +5 more
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