@article {96529,
	title = {Chewing lice of wild birds in Iran: new data and a checklist of avian louse species reported in Iran},
	journal = {Frontiers Veterinary Science},
	volume = {10},
	year = {2024},
	month = {Feb-02-2024},
	pages = {32 pp},
	abstract = {<p><jats p="">Between September 2019 and December 2023, a total of 612 wild birds representing 16 orders, 33 families, 60 genera, and 78 species from nine provinces of Iran with different climates namely Hamedan (<jats italic="">n</jats> =\&thinsp;54), Sistan-va-Baluchestan (<jats italic="">n</jats> =\&thinsp;372), Kerman (<jats italic="">n</jats> =\&thinsp;73), South Khorasan (<jats italic="">n</jats> =\&thinsp;52), Mazandaran (<jats italic="">n</jats> =\&thinsp;7), Chaharmahal-va-Bakhtiari (<jats italic="">n</jats> =\&thinsp;2), Gilan (<jats italic="">n</jats> =\&thinsp;2), Golestan (<jats italic="">n</jats> =\&thinsp;18), North Khorasan (<jats italic="">n</jats> =\&thinsp;9), and Razavi Khorasan (<jats italic="">n</jats> =\&thinsp;23) were examined for chewing lice infestation. Naked eye examination revealed that 58 birds (9.5\%) were infested with at least one chewing louse species. Collected lice specimens belonged to 28 species from the families Philopteridae, Menoponidae and Laemobothriidae including <jats italic="">Strigiphilus strigis</jats> (<jats italic="">n</jats> =\&thinsp;55, 15.6\%), <jats italic="">Falcolipeurus quadripustulatus</jats> (<jats italic="">n</jats> =\&thinsp;41, 11.6\%), <jats italic="">Craspedorrhynchus platystomus</jats> (<jats italic="">n</jats> =\&thinsp;40, 11.3\%), <jats italic="">Colpocephalum turbinatum</jats> (<jats italic="">n</jats> =\&thinsp;36, 10.2\%), <jats italic="">Laemobothrion maximum</jats> (<jats italic="">n</jats> =\&thinsp;25, 7.1\%), <jats italic="">Nosopon lucidum</jats> (<jats italic="">n</jats> =\&thinsp;20, 5.6\%), <jats italic="">Degeeriella fulva</jats> (<jats italic="">n</jats> =\&thinsp;18, 5.1\%), <jats italic="">Colpocephalum eucarenum</jats> (<jats italic="">n</jats> =\&thinsp;16, 4.5\%), <jats italic="">Laemobothrion vulturis</jats> (<jats italic="">n</jats> =\&thinsp;15, 4.2\%), <jats italic="">Anaticola crassicornis</jats> (<jats italic="">n</jats> =\&thinsp;13, 3.7\%), <jats italic="">Craspedorrhynchus aquilinus</jats> (<jats italic="">n</jats> =\&thinsp;9, 2.5\%), <jats italic="">Degeeriella fusca</jats> (<jats italic="">n</jats> =\&thinsp;7, 2.0\%), <jats italic="">Aegypoecus trigonoceps</jats> (<jats italic="">n</jats> =\&thinsp;7, 2.0\%), <jats italic="">Quadraceps obscurus</jats> (<jats italic="">n</jats> =\&thinsp;6, 1.7\%), <jats italic="">Colpocephalum impressum</jats> (<jats italic="">n</jats> =\&thinsp;6, 1.7\%), <jats italic="">Trinoton querquedulae</jats> (<jats italic="">n</jats> =\&thinsp;6, 1.7\%), <jats italic="">Colpocephalum heterosoma</jats> (<jats italic="">n</jats> =\&thinsp;5, 1.4\%), <jats italic="">Colpocephalum nanum</jats> (<jats italic="">n</jats> =\&thinsp;5, 1.4\%), <jats italic="">Lunaceps holophaeus</jats> (<jats italic="">n</jats> =\&thinsp;4, 1.1\%), <jats italic="">Quadraceps</jats> spp. (<jats italic="">n</jats> =\&thinsp;4, 1.1\%), <jats italic="">Actornithophilus uniseriatus</jats> (<jats italic="">n</jats> =\&thinsp;2, 0.6\%), <jats italic="">Nosopon chanabense</jats> (<jats italic="">n</jats> =\&thinsp;2, 0.6\%), <jats italic="">Actornithophilus cornutus</jats> (<jats italic="">n</jats> =\&thinsp;1, 0.3\%), <jats italic="">Cuclotogaster heterographus</jats> (<jats italic="">n</jats> =\&thinsp;1, 0.3\%), <jats italic="">Falcolipeurus suturalis</jats> (<jats italic="">n</jats> =\&thinsp;1, 0.3\%), <jats italic="">Laemobothrion atrum</jats> (<jats italic="">n</jats> =\&thinsp;1, 0.3\%), <jats italic="">Colpocephalum gypsi</jats> (<jats italic="">n</jats> =\&thinsp;1, 0.3\%), and <jats italic="">Rallicola cuspidatus</jats> (<jats italic="">n</jats> =\&thinsp;1, 0.3\%). All of these species except six, i.e., <jats italic="">Trinoton</jats> spp., <jats italic="">C</jats>. <jats italic="">aquilinus</jats>, <jats italic="">L</jats>. <jats italic="">vulturis</jats>, <jats italic="">L</jats>. <jats italic="">maximum</jats>, <jats italic="">C</jats>. <jats italic="">impressum</jats>, <jats italic="">C</jats>. <jats italic="">turbinatum</jats>, and <jats italic="">C</jats>. <jats italic="">heterographus</jats> are recorded for the first time from Iran. This study is the largest epidemiological study to date performed in the country. Data reported herein contribute to our knowledge about diversity of avian chewing lice from wild birds in Iran. In this paper, an updated checklist of louse species reported from Iran according to their avian hosts is presented.</jats></p>
},
	keywords = {Aquila nipalensis, birds of prey, Chewing louse species, fauna, host{\textendash}parasite associations, Iran, Middle- east, New record, Spatula clypeata, Spatula querquedula},
	issn = {2297-1769},
	doi = {10.3389/fvets.2023.1324619},
	url = {https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2023.1324619/full},
	author = {Zahra Bahiraei and Alireza Sazmand and Javad Khedri and Mohammad Babaei and Erfan Moeinifard and Bilal Dik}
}
@article {46697,
	title = {The species of mallophaga in wild birds in Iran},
	journal = {Bulletin de la Societe de Pathologie Exotique et de ses filiales},
	volume = {68},
	year = {1975},
	month = {1975},
	pages = {588 - 591},
	abstract = {Up to date 2 species of Mallophaga have been reported from birds in Iran. Further studies in Tehran area showed that the wild birds harbour more lice. The following species of Mallophage are reported for the first time from birds in Iran. Anaticola crassicornis from Anas clypeata, Laemobothrion maximum from Falco tinnunculus Laemobothrion sp. from Aquila chrysaetos Alcedoecus annulatus from Alcedo athis, Colpocephalum pectinatum and Strigiphilus sp. from Streptopelia turtur, Amrysidea fulvomaculata from Coturnix coturnix, philopterus picae from pica pica, Philopterus ocellatus and Colpocephalum pectinatum from Athene noctua, Philopterus sp. from Turdus ruficollis, Upupicola upupae from Upupa epops, Amyrsidea hexapilosus from Phasianus colchicus, Colpocephalum sp. from Falco cherrug.},
	keywords = {animals, bird, Iran, Mallophaga classification},
	url = {http://www.phthiraptera.info/sites/phthiraptera.info/files/45644.pdf},
	author = {Rak,H. and Anwar,M. and Niak,A.}
}
