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: Máca, Ondřej, González-Solís, David
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2022
• Subjects: Article; Gjerde; Hamnes; Lankester; Norway; Haliaeetus albicilla; White-tailed eagle
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8761862/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2022.01.002

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...