Advancing understanding of the taxonomy and diversity of the genus Contracaecum in the great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) [PDF]
Parasitology Research, 2022 Despite the wide distribution and health importance of anisakids of the genus Contracaecum, epidemiological data on their occurrence in definitive bird hosts are scarce, particularly from certain parts of the world that represent important wintering sites or migration stopovers for different bird species.
Caffara M. +8 more
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Pelecanus onocrotalus Linnaeus, 1758, spec. nov.
Pelecanus onocrotalus [spec. nov.] P. gula saccata. Syst. nat. 23. Onocrotalus. Olear. mus. t. 13. f. 1. Dod. mem. 3. p. 86. Onocrotalus s. Pelecanus. Aldr. orn. l. 19. c. 2. Will. orn. 246. t. 63. Raj. av. 121. Marsil. danub. 6. t. 35. Edw. av. 92. t. 92. Bont. jav. 68. Onocrotalus s. Pelecanus fuscus. Sloan. jam. 2. p. 322. Raj. av. 191.
Linnaeus, Carolus
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A pelican tarsometatarsus (Aves: Pelecanidae) from the latest Pliocene Siwaliks of India.
PLoS ONE, 2014 We report a new fossil specimen of a pelican from the Tatrot Formation of the Siwalik Hills, India. It likely represents Pelecanus sivalensis Davies, 1880, the smaller of the two previously published species from the Siwalik Group stratigraphic sequence.
Thomas A Stidham +4 more
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Türkiye’de, Beyaz Pelikanlarda (Pelecanus onocrotalus, Linneaus) Görülen Mallophaga Türleri [PDF]
, 2008 This study was carried out on six white pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus) between the years 2002-2006. Oral cavities of the pelicans were examined macroscopically. The lice found in the oral cavities were collected by forceps and were preserved in tubes containing 70% alcohol.
Dik B., Uslu U.
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Molecular Survey of Chlamydial Infections in Three Public Bird Collections in Tehran, Iran. [PDF]
Vet Med SciOne hundred and eight samples from different avian species were collected and tested for Chlamydia spp. infection using PCR. Thirty‐seven samples from Psittaciformes, Columbiformes, Falconiformes, Galliformes and Charadriiformes were positive for Chlamydia DNA.
Hashemian SMM +2 more
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A Derived Morphology of the Quadrate May Support a Previously Unrecognized Major Higher-Level Clade of Neoavian Birds. [PDF]
J MorpholThe avian quadrate plays a critical role in cranial kinesis, but few comparative studies exist of its morphological variation across higher‐level taxa. In this study, the occurrence of a markedly concave articular facet of the condylus medialis is surveyed across neornithine birds.
Mayr G.
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Avifaunal updated survey in St. Catherine protectorate, Egypt [PDF]
Journal of Medical and Life Science, 2022 St. Catherine is a unique and remarkable stopover place for migratory birds and a high-quality resource habitat for resident birds. St. Catherine is an important bird area (IBA) and declared a protectorate.
Amir Soliman +3 more
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Long-term monitoring of pelicans in National Chambal Sanctuary, India
Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2023 Monitoring of Gharial Gavialis gangeticus in National Chambal Sanctuary (NCS) since 1983 has resulted in collection of data on other ecological associates, located between 25.8474–26.4389 0N, 76.5645–79.2132 0E.
Lala A.K. Singh, Rishikesh K. Sharma
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MYCOPLASMA INFECTION IN GREATER FLAMINGO, GREY CHINESE GOOSE AND WHITE PELICAN [PDF]
Veterinary Medical Journal - Giza, 1996 A total of 134 zoo birds were examined for mycoplasma. Four out of 23 Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber roseus) were found to be infected with Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG).
S. EL-SHATER
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Some chewing lice (Phthiraptera) species as ectoparasites infested aquatic birds with a new record of three species from Al-Sanaf marsh/ southern Iraq [PDF]
Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2020 The present study was carried out to determine additional chewing lice of aquatic birds and additional data on the prevalence of chewing lice in aquatic birds found on the Southern marshes of Iraq.
Zainab A. Mohammad
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