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Out of Africa: the mite community (Arachnida: Acariformes) of the common waxbill, Estrilda astrild (Linnaeus, 1758) (Passeriformes: Estrildidae) in Brazil

Parasites & Vectors, 2017
The common waxbill, Estrilda astrild (L., 1758) (Passeriformes: Estrildidae) is a small passerine bird native to Sub-Saharan Africa that has been introduced into several regions of the world.
F. A. Hernandes, B. OConnor
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Rickettsial infection in ticks infesting wild birds from two eco-regions of Argentina

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Several tick-borne Rickettsia species are recognized human pathogens in Argentina. Here we evaluated rickettsial infection in ticks collected on passerine birds during 2011-2012 in two eco-regions of Argentina.
Fernando Sebastián Flores, Francisco Borges Costa, Santiago Nava, Luiz Adrián Diaz, Marcelo Bahia Labruna   +4 more
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Ticks on birds in a savanna (Cerrado) reserve on the outskirts of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil Carrapatos em aves de uma reserva do Cerrado na periferia de Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brasil

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2013
We report tick infestations on birds, in the environment and on domestic animals in a non-forested phytophysiognomy, the savanna-like Cerrado sensu stricto, in a natural reserve on the outskirts of the urban area of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Jamile de Oliveira Pascoal, Marcus do Prado Amorim, Maria Marlene Martins, Celine Melo, Eurípedes Luciano da Silva Júnior, Maria Ogrzewalska, Marcelo Bahia Labruna, Matias Pablo Juan Szabó   +7 more
doaj  

Unscheduled plumage replacement in passerines: identification and implications for molt regulation

Journal of Field Ornithology
Molt is the periodic replacement of a bird’s plumage within the annual cycle. Replacements outside the known annual molt strategy of each species are considered accidental.
Santi Guallar, Javier Quesada, Juan Carlos Senar   +2 more
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A new genus for the American Tree Sparrow (Aves: Passeriformes: Passerellidae) [PDF]

, 2014
Slager, David L., Klicka, John (2014): A new genus for the American Tree Sparrow (Aves: Passeriformes: Passerellidae). Zootaxa 3821 (3): 398-400, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3821.3.
Klicka, John, Slager, David L.
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Eggshell thickness and egg morphometrics in five songbird species from the Central Valley, California

Journal of Field Ornithology
Avian eggshell thickness is an important life history metric in birds and has broad applications across disciplines ranging from animal behavior to toxicology.
Carley R. Schacter, Sarah H. Peterson, C. Alex Hartman, Mark P. Herzog, Joshua T. Ackerman   +4 more
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Antibiotic resistance assessment in bacteria isolated in migratory Passeriformes transiting through the Metaponto territory (Basilicata, Italy)

Avian Research, 2017
BackgroundWild birds are considered to be reservoirs of human enteric pathogens and vectors of antimicrobial resistance dissemination in the environment.
M. Foti, Antonietta Mascetti, V. Fisichella, E. Fulco, B. Orlandella, Francesco Lo Piccolo   +5 more
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Mites of the genus Neharpyrhynchus Fain (Acariformes, Harpirhynchidae) from Neotropical birds

ZooKeys, 2011
Three new species of parasitic mites of the genus Neharpyrhynchus Fain (Acariformes, Harpirhynchidae) are described from Neotropical birds, N. chlorospingus sp. n. from Chlorospingus pileatus (Passeriformes, Emberizidae) from Costa Rica, N.
Andre Bochkov, Ivan Literak
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Two new species of the feather mite genus Analges Nitzsch, 1818 (Analgoidea: Analgidae) from accentors (Passeriformes: Prunellidae) — morphological descriptions with DNA barcode data

Systematic and Applied Acarology, 2018
Two new species of the genus Analges (Astigmata: Analgoidea) are described from two species of accentors (Passeriformes: Prunellidae): Analges himalayanus sp. nov. from the Altai Accentor P. himalayana (Blyth), and A. slovakiensis sp. nov.
J. Dabert, S. V. Mironov, M. Janiga
semanticscholar   +1 more source

FIGURES 9–10 in Two new species of Paraphilopterus Mey, 2004 (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae) from New Guinean bowerbirds (Passeriformes: Ptilonorhynchidae) and satinbirds (Passeriformes: Cnemophilidae) [PDF]

, 2014
FIGURES 9–10. Female terminalia, dorsal and ventral views. 9, Paraphilopterus knutieae n. sp. ex Amblyornis macgregoriae nubicola; 9a, dorsal lateral setae of tergite IX+X of P. knutieae ex Archboldia sanfordi (9b). 10, P. meyi n. sp. Scale bars = 0.5 mm.
Gustafsson, Daniel R., Bush, Sarah E.
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