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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]

Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2020
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, Willian Menq, Frederick Pallinger   +2 more
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The Mitochondrial Genomes of Aquila fasciata and Buteo lagopus (Aves, Accipitriformes): Sequence, Structure and Phylogenetic Analyses. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
The family Accipitridae is one of the largest groups of non-passerine birds, including 68 genera and 243 species globally distributed. In the present study, we determined the complete mitochondrial sequences of two species of accipitrid, namely Aquila ...
Lan Jiang, Juan Chen, Ping Wang, Qiongqiong Ren, Jian Yuan, Chaoju Qian, Xinghong Hua, Zhichun Guo, Lei Zhang, Jianke Yang, Ying Wang, Qin Zhang, Hengwu Ding, De Bi, Zongmeng Zhang, Qingqing Wang, Dongsheng Chen, Xianzhao Kan   +17 more
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Citizen science reveals host-switching in louse flies and keds (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) during a period of anthropogenic change. [PDF]

Med Vet Entomol
A study of louse flies in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man, and Ireland found 212 different interactions between Hippoboscidae and their hosts, of which 70 were previously unrecorded. No louse flies were found on aquatic species of birds. Host‐switching to gulls (Laridae) has occurred during a period in which these species have started relying on ...
Wawman DC, Smith AL, Sheldon BC.
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Powerline pylons: an unusual nesting success of White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster (Gmelin, 1788) (Aves: Accipitriformes: Accipitridae) from Ramanathapuram, southeastern coast of India

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2023
A new nesting success record of the   White-Bellied Sea Eagle (WBSE), Haliaeetus leucogaster, a resident raptor belonging to the family Accipitridae is reported from a powerline pylon in the Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu.
H. Byju, N. Raveendran, A.J. Mathiyazhagan   +2 more
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Phylogeny and new taxonomy of the Booted Eagles (Accipitriformes: Aquilinae)

Zootaxa, 2017
We present a phylogeny of all booted eagles (38 extant and one extinct species) based on analysis of published sequences from seven loci. We find molecular support for five major clades within the booted eagles: Nisaetus (10 species), Spizaetus (4 species), Clanga (3 species), Hieraaetus (6 species) and Aquila (11 species), requiring generic changes ...
Lerner, Heather, Christidis, Leslie, Gamauf, Anita, Griffiths, Carole, Haring, Elisabeth, Huddelston, Christopher J, Kabra, Sonia, Kocum, Annett, Krosby, Meade, Kvaløy, Kirsti, Mindell, David, Rasmussen, Pamela, Røv, Nils, Wadleigh, Rachel, Wink, Michael, Gjershaug, Jan O   +15 more
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New data on helminth fauna of birds of prey (Falconiformes, Accipitriformes, Strigiformes) in the Slovak Republic

Helminthologia, 2017
In the years 2012-2014, carcasses of 286 birds of prey from the territory of Slovakia were examined for the presence of helminth parasites. The number of bird species in the study was 23; five belonging to the Falconiformes order, eleven to ...
Komorová P., Sitko J., Špakulová M., Hurníková Z., Sałamatin R., Chovancová G.   +5 more
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The fecal microbiota of wild and captive raptors

Animal Microbiome, 2020
Background The microorganisms populating the gastro-intestinal tract of vertebrates, collectively known as “microbiota”, play an essential role in digestion and are important in regulating the immune response.
Bruno C. M. Oliveira, Maureen Murray, Florina Tseng, Giovanni Widmer   +3 more
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Study of Taxonomic Diversity and Conservation Status of Raptors of Order – Accipitriformes of the Kota region of Rajasthan

International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research
This study evaluates the taxonomic diversity of birds belonging to the Order Accipitriformes in the Kota District of Rajasthan, India. The Order Accipitriformes comprises diurnal raptors that play essential ecological roles as apex predators and ...
Gajanan Charpe, Meenakshi Mayanger
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Analysis of skull morphometric characters in diurnal raptors (Accipitriformes and Falconiformes) [PDF]

Ornis Hungarica, 2019
Abstract Diurnal birds of prey (Accipitriformes and Falconiformes) has traditionally been known as comprising a single order. Recently, this classification has been used in the non-taxonomic sense as referring to a convergent group of birds that are largely classified as predatory birds.
Pecsics, Tibor, Laczi, Miklós, Nagy, Gergely, Kondor, Tamás, Csörgő, Tibor   +4 more
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Unraveling Occurrence Patterns and Diversity of Avian Malaria Parasites in Iberian Obligate and Facultative Scavenger Birds

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Low overall haemosporidian occurrence (3.4%; 13/383). Unexpected high lineage diversity (10 new host–parasite interactions). Novel Leucocytozoon lineage (GYPBAR01) in all European vultures except the griffon vulture. Plasmodium relictum (lineage SGS1) in adult red kites.
Pilar Oliva‐Vidal, Jaime Muriel, Alfonso Marzal, Grethell Mabel López del Aguila, José María Martínez, Antoni Margalida   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source