Prevalence of blood parasites in Tyrannidae (flycatchers) in the Eastern plains of Colombia

• Published in: Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
• Main Authors: Nubia E Matta, Natalia Basto, Rafael Gutierrez, Oscar A Rodríguez, Ellis C Greiner
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2004
• Subjects: Haematozoa; Tyrannidae; flycatchers; blood parasites; Neotropical region; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Microbiology; QR1-502; Arctic; Ochre
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0074-02762004000300005; https://doaj.org/article/dbb6f97d998342c19833d2b6d1821550

Blood samples from 159 birds of the New-world family Tyrannidae (the flycatchers) from the eastern plains of Colombia, were examined for haematozoa parasites, in 1999-2000. Haematozoa were detected in six of 20 species. The overall prevalence was 10.1%. The most common parasites detected were microf...