Helminth parasites of the osprey, Pandion haliaetus, in North America

J. M. Kinsella; Rebecca A. Cole; Donald J. Forrester; Constance L. Roderick

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Helminth parasites of the osprey, Pandion haliaetus, in North America

J. M. Kinsella·Rebecca A. Cole·Donald J. Forrester·Constance L. Roderick

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Abstract

A total of 28 species of helminths (17 trematodes, 3 cestodes, 7 nematodes, and 1 acanthocephalan) was recovered from 17 ospreys ( Pandion haliaetus ) from the United States. Intensities of infection were low and no lesions were attributed to the parasites. Seven species appear to be specialists in ospreys, 2 species generalists in raptors, and the remainder generalists in other orders of fish-eating birds. Pandiontrema rjikovi , Diasiella diasi , and Contracaecum pandioni are reported for the first time from North America.

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Journal of the Helminthological Society of Washington Article

Source-reported bounding extent: 24.556423° to 49.000912° latitude; -124.713817° to -69.928261° longitude. This indicates report coverage, not an exact sampling location. View area on OpenStreetMap.

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J. M. Kinsella, Rebecca A. Cole, Donald J. Forrester, Constance L. Roderick. 1996. Helminth parasites of the osprey, Pandion haliaetus, in North America. https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/1004107

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