Role of three bird species in the life cycle of two Sarcocystis spp. (Apicomplexa, Sarcocystidae) in the Czech Republic

• Published in: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
• Main Authors: Ondřej Máca, David González-Solís
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2022
• Subjects: Bird; Sarcocysts; Wildlife; White-tailed eagle; Red kite; Common starling; Zoology; QL1-991; Norway; Gjerde; Lankester; Hamnes; Haliaeetus albicilla
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2022.01.002; https://doaj.org/article/8bc35ec90b724bedaca867ca89ae39f6

Birds are one of the groups involved in the development of Sarcocystis Lankester (1882), serving either as intermediate or definitive hosts. The white-tailed sea eagle Haliaeetus albicilla (Linnaeus, 1758), red kite Milvus milvus (Linnaeus, 1758) (both Accipitriformes) and common starlings Sturnus v...