Feather mites (Acari: Astigmata) of the Zoobotanical State Park in Teresina, Brazil

Feather mites are the most diverse avian ectoparasites. They mainly live on the plumage of birds, feeding on uropygial oil, and may occasionally cause skin irritation, especially on caged birds. Here we report the results of a survey of feather mites on wild birds of the Zoobotanical State Park of T...

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Published in:Acarologia
Main Authors: Lima Alves Moro, Maria Marta, Carvalho Waquim, Eric, Soares de Melo Evangelista, Luanna, Akashi Hernandes, Fabio
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Acarologia 2019
Subjects:
Animalia
Arthropoda
Acari
Acariformes
birds
ectoparasitism
feather mites
record
captivity
Psoroptidia
Mite
osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.24349/acarologia/20194345
http://www1.montpellier.inra.fr/CBGP/acarologia/article.php?id=4345
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Summary:Feather mites are the most diverse avian ectoparasites. They mainly live on the plumage of birds, feeding on uropygial oil, and may occasionally cause skin irritation, especially on caged birds. Here we report the results of a survey of feather mites on wild birds of the Zoobotanical State Park of Teresina, Piauí, Brazil. The following mites were collected from seven bird specimens kept in the park from January to July 2017: Pandionacarus fuscus (Nitzsch, 1818) on the osprey (Pandion haliaetus); Freyana dendrocygni Dubinin, 1950 and Heterobrephosceles megathrix Peterson and Atyeo, 1977 on the white-faced whistling-duc (kDendrocygna viduata); Nyctibiolichus megamerus Atyeo, 1979 on the common potoo (Nyctibius griseus); Hieracolichus hirundo (Mégnin and Trouessart, 1884) on the harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja) and Hieracolichus sp. on the southern caracara (Caracara plancus). These findings increase the known ranges of the mite species, with four of them reported for the first time in Brazil. : Acarologia, 59, 424-432

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