Abstract

CASTILLO, G. N.; GONZALEZ, C. J.  and  ACOSTA, J. C.. Parasitism in Oreotrochilus leucopleurus (Trochilidae) from San Guillermo Provincial Reserve, San Juan, Argentina. Rev. vet. [online]. 2021, vol.32, n.2, pp.202-205. ISSN 1669-6840.  http://dx.doi.org/10.30972/vet.3225743.

Knowledge about ectoparasites in wild birds is fragmentary, despite the fact that parasitism in this group of vertebrates is omnipresent. Dermanyssus sp. red mite, is an obligate parasite of wild and domestic birds. Occasionally it infests mammals, including dogs, cats, horses, cattle and rodents. This genus represents great importance in veterinary medicine for America Latin and whose distribution extends worldwide. Hence, the objective of this study was to determine the ectoparasitism in the andean humming bird Oreotrochilus leucopleurus in the center west of Argentina. We determined the nymphs’ presence of Dermanyssus sp through samples obtained from a nest of O. leucopleurus at 3500 meters of altitude. Our study represents the first record of this parasite in O. leucopleurus, contributing to knowledge in parasitism in wild birds.

Keywords : birds; mites; ectoparasites; Trochilidae; San Juan; Argentina.

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