The raptor Chimango Caracara (Milvago chimango) (Aves: Falconiformes) - A new host for Trichomonas gallinae (protozoa: Trichomonadidae) [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2019 This work describes a specimen of Chimango Caracara (Milvago chimango - Vieillot, 1816), from southern Brazil, as a new natural host for Trichomonas gallinae (Rivolta, 1878).
Mirian Pinheiro Bruni +9 more
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Leucocytozoon toddi and Haemoproteus tinnunculi (Protozoa: Haemosporina) in the Chimango caracara (Milvago chimango) in southern Chile [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2001 Two species of blood protozoans were identified from blood smears collected from 15 specimens of the Chimango caracara (Milvago chimango) on Isla Grande de Chiloé in southern Chile. These included Leucocytozoon toddi in 13 birds, including all 5 of the 4-
Donald J Forrester +2 more
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CHIMANGO CARACARA (MILVAGO CHIMANGO) ENTANGLED IN FISHING TACKLE IN SOUTHEASTERN BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE, ARGENTINA [PDF]
Ornitología Neotropical, 2018 ∙ Abandoned, lost, or discarded fishing tackle, including monofilament lines, often result in negative impacts on a variety of birds. However, scarce information is available for South American raptors.
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O chimango (Milvago chimango), um pescador adicional entre os falcões Caracarini [PDF]
Biota Neotropica, 2015 The Caracarini falcons are among the most versatile birds of prey, and their variable diet includes fishes, which may be taken as carrion. However, fishing behaviour is described for two species.
Olmos, Fabio, Sazima, Ivan
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Perineuronal satellite neuroglia in the telencephalon of New Caledonian crows and other Passeriformes: evidence of satellite glial cells in the central nervous system of healthy birds? [PDF]
PeerJ, 2013 Glia have been implicated in a variety of functions in the central nervous system, including the control of the neuronal extracellular space, synaptic plasticity and transmission, development and adult neurogenesis.
Felipe S. Medina +4 more
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An assessment of the effectiveness of walk-in traps to capture a neotropical raptor, the chimango caracara (Milvago Chimango), across different environments [PDF]
El Hornero, 2017 En muchos estudios sobre aves rapaces se requiere la captura de los individuos y la selección de la técnica de trampeo más efectiva puede ser crucial para alcanzar los objetivos del estudio.
Sarasola, José Hernán +1 more
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Wing myology of Caracaras (Aves, Falconiformes): muscular features associated with flight behavior [PDF]
Vertebrate Zoology, 2018 Caracaras (Aves, Falconiformes, Falconidae) are Neotropical diurnal raptors that belong to the subfamily Polyborinae. The forelimb myology of this group has not been comprehensively studied or compared with that of other Falconidae.
Mariana Beatriz Julieta Picasso +1 more
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Biotechnic & Histochemistry, 2016 The uropygial glands of birds are sebaceous organs that contribute to the water-repellent properties of the feather coat. We studied the histological and histochemical characteristics of the uropygial gland of chimango caracara using hematoxylin and ...
M. C. Chiale +5 more
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The first record of the ectoparasite fly Carnus hemapterus for the Southern Hemisphere [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeThe genus Carnus (family Carnidae, Order Diptera) comprises five species of small-bodied and blood-sucking flies that parasitize nestlings of wild bird species.
Paula Maiten Orozco-Valor +2 more
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Animal Cognition, 2014 Exploration represents an important way by which organisms evaluate environment information. The decision of whether or not an animal should investigate environmental changes may influence the extent to which animals learn about their surroundings and ...
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