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A Microscopic Analysis of the Plumulaceous Feather Characteristics of Accipitriformes with Exploration of Spectrophotometry to Supplement Feather Identification [PDF]
Microscopic feather structures can reveal conserved traits that may be used to identify taxonomic groups of birds based on mere fragments of feathers.
Coddington, Charles
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The diurnal raptors (Family: Accipitridae and Falconidae) are important as ecosystem bioindicators. Unfortunately, the global number of these birds has fallen, and they are close to extinction.
Pornchai Pornpanom +3 more
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El águila cabeza blanca (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) se distribuye principalmente en el norte del continente americano, desde Alaska y Canadá hasta las costas de Sinaloa y Veracruz, sin embargo, en el centro de México existen pocos registros recientes. Por
Jesús Abraham Fernandez Fernandez +1 more
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Relative Conservation Status of Bird Orders With Special Attention to Raptors
Birds, especially raptors, play important roles in ecosystems. We examine the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List to determine which orders of birds have proportionally more or fewer species listed as threatened or ...
Christopher J. W. McClure +1 more
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Eighteen species of birds of prey in Netherlands were examined for helminth parasites: Accipitriformes - Accipiter gentilis (15 birds), A. nisus (9), Aquila pomarina (1), Buteo buteo (56), B. lagopus (4), Circaetus gallicus (2), Circus aeruginosus (2), C. cyaneus (3), Pernis apivorus (5); Falconiformes - Falco columbarius (2), F.
Borgsteede, F.H.M. +3 more
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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 +7 more
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L'Aquila minore Hieraaetus pennatus (Aves Accipitriformes) nel siracusano (Sicilia sud-orientale)
The booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus (Aves Accipitriformes) in the Siracusa area (south-east ...
Salvatore BAGLIERI
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The checklist of birds of Rajkot district, Gujarat, India with a note on probable local extinction
Rajkot District in Gujarat, India harbours abundant avifauna, yet systematic checklists of this region are lacking. Here we present a checklist of bird in key habitats both natural and man-made, including grasslands, open lands with scattered scrub ...
Neel Sureja +4 more
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The genus Sarcocystis and the species Toxoplasma gondii are the most prevalent sarcocystid organisms found in birds. Molecular phylogenies based on the first internal transcribed spacer of the ribosomal coding DNA (ITS1) have been widely used to identify
Horwald A.B. Llano +9 more
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Distribution and identification of the White-collared Kite Leptodon forbesi and the juvenile plumages of the Gray-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis [PDF]
The genus Leptodon encompasses two Neotropical raptor species. The more widely-distributed Gray-headed Kite (Leptodon cayanensis) occurs in a vast area of Neotropical region, while the White-collared Kite (Leptodon forbesi) is endemic of the Atlantic ...
Rafael Dantas Lima +2 more
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