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Ocorrência de Ornithonyssus bursa (Berlese, 1888) cari: Macronyssidae) em flhotes de Megascops choliba orujinha-do-mato) e Pitangus sulphuratus (bem-te-vi), no Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

2009; Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria; Volume: 18; Issue: 04 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4322/rbpv.01804013

ISSN

1984-2961

Autores

Carolina Silveira Mascarenhas, Marco Antônio Afonso Coimbra, Gertrud Müller, J.G.W. Brum,

Tópico(s)

Avian ecology and behavior

Resumo

The Center for Rehabilitation of Wildlife and Center for Selection of Wild Animal of the Federal University of Pelotas has attended two nestlings of Megascops choliba (tropical screech-owl) (Strigiformes -Strigidae) and two of Pitangus sulphuratus (great kiskadee) (Passeriformes -Tyrannidae) heavily parasitized by mites, in May 2005 and December 2006, respectively.The nestlings and the nest of P. sulphuratus were collected in the Pelotas urban area after severe storms.The mites were removed, clarified in lactofenol, permanently mounted in Hoyer's medium and identified as Ornithonyssus bursa (Acari -Macronyssidae).Megascops choliba and Pitangus sulphuratus are reported as host of Ornithonyssus bursa in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil.

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