Sturnidae sensu lato Mitogenomics: Novel Insights into Codon Aversion, Selection, and Phylogeny [PDF]
AnimalsThe Sturnidae family comprises 123 recognized species in 35 genera. The taxa Mimidae and Buphagidae were formerly treated as subfamilies within Sturnidae.
Shiyun Han +7 more
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Quill Mites of the Subfamily Syringophilinae (Acariformes: Syringophilidae) Parasitising Starlings (Passeriformes: Sturnidae) † [PDF]
AnimalsQuill mites of the family Syringophilidae are widely distributed parasites of birds inhabiting the interior of feather quills. In this paper, we provide detailed information on the host spectrum and distribution for six previously described species of ...
Maciej Skoracki +2 more
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Diversity and Interactions between Picobiine Mites and Starlings [PDF]
AnimalsThe subfamily Picobiinae (Acariformes: Syringophilidae) comprises obligate and permanent parasites of birds found exclusively in the quills of contour feathers.
Bozena Sikora +5 more
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A new Isospora species (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from Taiwan Blue Magpie (Urocissa caerulea) (Passeriformes: Corvidae) with the first complete corvid coccidian mitogenome [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifePasserine birds are highly susceptible to Isospora infections, yet the coccidian fauna of endemic Taiwanese avifauna remains largely unexplored. Here, we describe Isospora kwongchungi n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the Taiwan Blue Magpie (Urocissa
Sijia Yu +5 more
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Feather characteristics of Common Myna Acridotheres tristis (Passeriformes: Sturnidae) from India
Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2022 The systematic study of feather microstructure supports species identification, which is important in cases of illegally traded birds and bird-aircraft strikes.
Swapna Devi Ray +4 more
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A case of cooperative breeding in the European Starling, Sturnus vulgaris
Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Cooperative breeding, where individuals other than the parents help to raise offspring, occurs in only ~9% of bird species. Although many starlings (Sturnidae) are cooperative breeders, the European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) has rarely been observed ...
Hazel J. Nichols, Kevin Arbuckle
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El Hornero, 2022 El Estornino Pinto (Sturnus vulgaris) es una de las especies invasoras más perjudiciales del mundo debido a los impactos económicos y ecológicos que produce en las regiones que ha invadido.
Facundo X. Palacio +3 more
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Revista del Museo de La Plata, 2023 Reportamos los primeros registros del Estornino Pinto, Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 en Paraguay, en base a observaciones realizadas en la última década en Asunción y el departamento de San Pedro.
Marko Fast, Rob P. Clay, Sergio D. Rios
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Avifauna of Saurashtra University Campus, Rajkot, Gujarat, India
Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2020 We examined the avifauna of Saurashtra University Campus (SUC), Rajkot, Gujarat from July to December 2017. The study area was divided into four sections: North (N), East (E), South (S) and West (W) and surveyed over 18 visits (four line transects ...
Varsha Trivedi, Sanjay Vaghela
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Origin identification of migratory pests (European Starling) using geochemical fingerprinting [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 The European Starling (Sturnidae: Sturnus vulgaris L.) is an invasive bird in North America where it is an agricultural pest. In British Columbia (Canada), the starling population increases in orchards and vineyards in autumn, where they consume and ...
Upama Khatri-Chhetri +3 more
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