The helminth parasites of the sheathbill, Chionis alba (Gmelin), and the diving petrels, Pelecanoides georgicus (Murphy and Harper) and P. urinatrix (Gmelin), at Bird Island, South Georgia

• Published in: Journal of Helminthology
• Main Authors: Williams, I. C., Jones, N. V., Payne, M. J., Ellis, C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1974
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; General Medicine; Parasitology; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Bird Island; Harper; Chionis; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022149x00022835; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022149X00022835

Abstract Twelve sheathbills, Chionis alba , 12 South Georgian diving petrels, Pelecanoides georgicus , and 5 common diving petrels, P. urinatrix , collected at Bird Island, South Georgia, were examined for helminth parasites. These appear to be the first helminthological examinations of birds from S...