@article {94946, title = {Detection of ectoparasites in wild birds evaluated in Medellin (Colombia)}, journal = {Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias}, volume = {24}, year = {2011}, pages = {29 -37}, abstract = {

Some arthropod species are vectors of diseases to human’s beings, domestic and sylvatic animals acting
as biological or mechanical vectors of important pathogens. They produce direct damage due to feeding
habits and attachment to different parts of animals and humans bodies. The aim of this study was to identify
different species of ectoparasites from wild birds located at “Centro de Atenci\ón y Valoraci\ón de Fauna
Silvestre del area metropolitana del Valle de Aburr\á”. From October 2006 to November 2007 a descriptive
longitudinal study was done in 43 birds infested with ectoparasites. A total of 202 ectoparasites belonging
to Diptera and Phthiraptera (Insecta) orders and Parasitiformes mites (Arachnida: Acari) were found.
The Phtiraptera order shows the highest diversity with 18 species all of them belonging to Mallophaga
group. From Diptera order, one specie was identified and ten larvae from Muscidae family was identified
too, from Acari three genera of the Astigmata and Mesostigmata soborders was identified. The results of
this study allow us to expand the host range of Bonnetella genera to Ramphastos citroelaemus specie.
Also the presence of Menacanthus eurysternus and Colpocephalum turbinatum is registered in Pelecanus
occidentalis and Buteo platypterus. The development of microbiological and parasitological studies to
identify pathogen species in these ectoparasites is recommended to establish disease transmission risk and
prevention and control strategies of zoonotic diseases.

Paper in Spanish: Detecci\ón de ectopar\ásitos en aves silvestres evaluadas en Medell\ín (Colombia)

Resumen

Algunas especies de artr\ópodos son causantes de enfermedades en humanos, animales dom\ésticos y silvestres, actuando como vectores biol\ógicos y mec\ánicos de importantes pat\ógenos; adem\ás de los da\ños directos que ocasionan por sus h\ábitos alimenticios y de fijaci\ón en diferentes partes del cuerpo de sus hospederos. El objetivo de este trabajo fue identificar las diferentes especies de ectopar\ásitos presentes en las aves silvestres ingresadas al Centro de Atenci\ón y Valoraci\ón de Fauna Silvestre (CAV) del \área metropolitana del Valle de Aburr\á. Se realiz\ó un estudio descriptivo longitudinal, en el cual se analizaron 43 aves infestadas con ectopar\ásitos que ingresaron al centro, durante el periodo de octubre de 2006 a noviembre de 2007. Se colectaron 202 ectopar\ásitos de los \órdenes Pthiraptera, Diptera y \ácaros del orden Parasitiformes (Arachnida). El orden Phthiraptera present\ó la mayor diversidad, con 18 especies, todas del grupo Mallophaga. Del orden Diptera se identific\ó una especie y diez larvas de la familia Muscidae, mientras que en los \ácaros se identificaron tres g\éneros, de los sub\órdenes: Astigmata y Mesostigmata. Los resultados de este estudio permiten ampliar el rango de hospederos del g\énero Bonnetella a la especie Ramphastos citroelaemus. Adem\ás se registra la presencia de Menacanthus eurysternus y Colpocephalum turbinatum en Pelecanus occidentalis y Buteo platypterus. Se recomienda realizar estudios microbiol\ógicos y parasitol\ógicos para identificar las especies pat\ógenas presentes en estos ectopar\ásitos, que permitan establecer el riesgo de transmisi\ón de enfermedades y proponer medidas de prevenci\ón y control de enfermedades zoon\óticas.

Palabras clave: artr\ópodos, aves, zoonosis

}, keywords = {arthropods, birds, zoonoses}, url = {http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract\&pid=S0120-06902011000100005\&lng=en\&nrm=iso\&tlng=en}, author = {Gabriel Parra-Henao and Erika P. Alarc{\'o}n-Pineda and Gustavo L{\'o}pez-Valencia and Diber M. Ram{\'\i}re-Monroy and Gloria E. Jaramillo-Crespo} } @conference {94629, title = {Diversidad de especies del filo arthropoda en aves del {\'A}rea de Conservaci{\'o}n Privada Panguana, Hu{\'a}nuco, Per{\'u}}, booktitle = {XXI CONGRESO NACIONAL DE BIOLOGIA}, year = {2018}, month = {October 2018}, address = {Trujillo, Peru}, abstract = {

Conference poster in Spanish

RESUMEN

Per\ú es parte del Convenio sobre Diversidad Biol\ógica desde el a\ño 1992, y aun nuestra capacidad de cumplir con los compromisos es insuficiente, basta con revisar el \último informe nacional sobre aplicaci\ón del convenio en el cual se manifiesta que la base de datos del estado o situaci\ón de nuestra biodiversidad es limitada. Por lo tanto, el objetivo del presente estudio, en el \Área de Conservaci\ón Privada Panguana, en el departamento de Hu\ánuco, fue identificar las especies del filo Arthropoda que parasitan a las aves de dicho territorio. Entre marzo y abril de 2017 se capturaron 81 aves pertenecientes a cinco \órdenes, once familias y treintaiuna especies, ninguna de las cuales estuvo incluida en el libro rojo de aves amenazadas en el Per\ú. El porcentaje de especies correspondiente al Orden Passeriformes fue 77.4\% (24/31), siendo este el mayor de todas las aves capturadas. El total de aves infestadas fue 72.8\% (59/81), y los par\ásitos hallados pertenec\ían a las ordenes
Phthiraptera, Astigmata, Mesostigmata e Ixodida. Los ectopar\ásitos comunes a la mayor\ía de las aves pertenec\ían a piojos de los g\éneros Trochiloecotes y Trochiliphagus; \ácaros de los g\éneros Amerodectes y Proctophyllodes; y garrapata del genero Amblyomma. Por otro lado, los menos comunes fueron \ácaros de los g\éneros Paralgopsis, Andralaelaps y Dermanyssus; y piojos de los g\éneros Philopterus, Ricinus y Penenirmus. La aparente resiliencia debida a la baja especificidad parasito-hospedero podr\ía ser una ventaja en las condiciones del \Área de Conservaci\ón Privada Panguana, un supuesto que la biolog\ía molecular tendr\ía que resolver.

Palabras clave: Bosque neotropical, aves silvestres, artr\ópodos.

English title:\ Diversity of species of the phylum arthropoda in birds of the Panguana Private Conservation Area, Hu\ánuco, Peru

Abstract

Peru is part of the Convention on Biological Diversity since 1992, and even our capacity to comply with the commitments is insufficient, it is enough to review the last national report on application of the agreement in which it is stated that the database of the state or situation of our biodiversity is limited. Therefore, the objective of the present study, in the Private Conservation Area Panguana, in the department of Hu\ánuco, was to identify the species of the phylum Arthropod that parasitize the birds of said territory. Between March and April 2017, eighty one birds belonging to five orders, eleven families and thirty one species were captured, none of which was included in the red book of threatened birds in Peru. The percentage of species corresponding to the Passeriformes Order was 77.4\% (24/31), this being the highest of all the birds captured. The total infested birds were 72.8\% (59/81), and the parasites found belonged to the orders Phthiraptera, Astigmata, Mesostigmata and Ixodida. The ectoparasites common to most of the birds belonged to lice of the genera Trochiloecotes and Trochiliphagus; mites of the genera Amerodectes and Proctophyllodes; and tick of the Amblyomma genus. On the other hand, the least common were mites of the genera Paralgopsis, Andralaelaps and Dermanyssus; and lice of the genera Philopterus, Ricinus and Penenirmus. The apparent resilience due to low parasite-host specificity could be an advantage in the conditions of the Panguana Private Conservation Area, an assumption that molecular biology would have to resolve. Key words: Neotropical forest, wild birds, arthropods.

}, keywords = {arthropods, Neotropical forest, wild birds}, doi = {DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.36178.81606}, url = {https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329167643_Diversity_of_species_of_the_phylum_arthropoda_in_birds_of_the_Panguana_Private_Conservation_Area_Huanuco_Peru}, author = {Carlos Alberto Pineda and Ferm{\'\i}n Fonseca and David Minaya} } @article {68820, title = {Alternative nest-building behavior of the Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus) and the Short-toed Eagle (Circaetus gallicus) in the Judean Foothills, and the parasitic and non-parasitic arthropod fauna in their nests}, journal = {Isreal Journal of Entomology}, volume = {43}, year = {2013}, pages = {11 - 19}, abstract = {

One of the most common explanations of the alternative nest-building behavior\ in raptors\’ population is the \“Ectoparasite-avoidance\’\’ hypothesis,\ which claims that switching to alternative nests each year reduces nests\’\ parasites that could decrease their breeding success. Our aim was to investigate\ this hypothesis concerning the Judean Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo\ rufinus) and Short-toed Eagle (Circaetus gallicus) population, in Israel.\ Furthermore, we also investigated whether any specific parasites for each\ of these raptors\’ species actually exist.

Thirty-one nests of Long-legged Buzzards (LLB) and 61 nests of Shorttoed\ Eagles (STE) were located and systematically examined during the\ period of February-September 2011, in an area of 450 km2 in the Judean\ Foothills, Israel. Nest material samples were collected from the center of\ the nest of 26 LLB and 45 STE nests. Four specimens of the Mallophaga\ Laemobothrion maximum were isolated from three nests of LLB and one\ male of Degeeriella leucopleura from a nest of STE. In addition, a hard\ tick larva (Rhipicephalus sp.), an argasid nymph (Argas sp.) and six specimens\ of dermanyssid mites were \ isolated from nests of STE. In 82.1\% of\ the LLB nests, Coleoptera larvae and/or adults were found, most of them\ belonging to the families Scarabaeidae, Buprestidae, Elateridae and Dermestidae.\ In 89.8\% of the STE nests, Coleoptera larvae and/or adults were\ found, most of them belonging to the families Buprestidae, Tenebrionidae,\ Curculionidae, Dermestidae, Elateridae, Coccinellidae and\ Chrysomelidae.\ The vast majority of the isolated beetles were damaged and in more or\ less small pieces. In addition, few specimens of silverfish (Lepismatidae),\ book lice (Psocidae), ants (Formicidae) and true flies (Muscidae), as well\ as spiders (Araneae), scorpions (Scorpionida) and pseudoscorpions (Pseudoscorpionida)\ were isolated from the nests of both species.

Although nest parasites were actually found, in significant small numbers,\ we cannot support the \“ectoparasite-avoidance\” hypothesis in our study\ system. Furthermore, no species specific ectoparasites for either LLB or\ STE were found.

}, keywords = {alternative nest, arthropods, Isreal, Long-legged Buzzard, parasites, Short-toed Eagle}, url = {http://phthiraptera.info/sites/phthiraptera.info/files/68820.pdf}, author = {Friedemann, Guilad and Izhaki, Ido and Leshem, Yossi and Kosta Y. Mumcuoglu} }