Ecological relationships between feather mites (Acari) and wild birds of Emberizidae (Aves) in a fragment of Atlantic Forest in northeastern Brazil

Neves, Rachel Maria de Lyra; Farias, A. M.; Júnior, Wallace Rodrigues Telino

doi:10.1590/s0101-81752003000300019

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“…Among the organisms affected, birds are considered to be the hosts for various species including mites, ticks, lice and dipteran insects JOHNSON, 2003;LYRA-NEVES et al, 2003;CLAYTON et al, 2004;HIGGINS et al, 2005;STORNI et al, 2005). Ticks are vectors for many pathogenic agents, both for domestic and wild animals and for humans.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Ticks on birds caught on the campus of the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Santolin

Luz

Alchorne

et al. 2012

Rev. Bras. Parasitol. Vet.

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The prevalence of parasitic infections, particularly those caused by ectoparasites, may influence the biology and ecology of wild birds. The aim of this study was to investigate occurrences and identify the species of ticks collected from wild birds caught on the campus of the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro. The birds were caught using mist nets between October 2009 and December 2010. In total, 223 birds were caught, represented by 53 species and 19 families in nine orders. Nineteen birds (n = 7 species) were parasitized by immature ticks (prevalence of 8.5%). Forty-four ticks were collected, of which 23 were nymphs and 21 were larvae. There were associations between parasitism by ticks and non-Passeriformes birds, and between parasitism and ground-dwelling birds, which was possibly due to the presence (or inclusion among the captured birds) of Vanellus chilensis (Charadriiformes: Charadriidae). All the nymphs collected were identified as Amblyomma cajennense. In general terms, we must emphasize that wild birds in the study area may play the role of dispersers for the immature stages of A. cajennense, albeit non-preferentially.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ticks on birds caught on the campus of the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Santolin

Luz

Alchorne

et al. 2012

Rev. Bras. Parasitol. Vet.

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“…The high prevalence of Proctophyllodidae, the most common feather mite family found on flight feathers of passerines, is often reported in inventory studies of feather mites (Lyra-Neves et al, 2003;Kanegae et al, 2008;Enout et al, 2012), and may be due to the wide range of species associated with passerines and hummingbirds (Valim and Hernandes, 2010;Enout et al, 2012), as well as the ecology of their representatives. The family usually inhabits the ventral and dorsal portions of remiges and rectrices, which are easy-to-sample microhabitats for those examining birds (Proctor, 2003).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Among the main studies aimed at identifying and inventorying feather mites in country are those carried on Cerrado areas (wooded grasslands) in the Central Brazil (Kanegae et al, 2008;Enout et al, 2012). In the Northeast region, few investigations in the Atlantic Forest contributed to the knowledge of mites associated with passerines (Roda and Farias, 1999) and, more specifically, to the family Emberizidae (Lyra-Neves et al, 2003).…”

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Feather mites (Acari, Astigmata) associated with birds in an Atlantic Forest fragment in Northeastern Brazil

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The present study reports associations between feather mites (Astigmata) and birds in an Atlantic Forest fragment in Rio Grande do Norte state, in Brazil. In the laboratory, mites were collected through visual examination of freshly killed birds. Overall, 172 individuals from 38 bird species were examined, between October 2011 and July 2012. The prevalence of feather mites was 80.8%, corresponding to 139 infested individuals distributed into 30 species and 15 families of hosts. Fifteen feather mite taxa could be identified to the species level, sixteen to the genus level and three to the subfamily level, distributed into the families Analgidae, Proctophyllodidae, Psoroptoididae, Pteronyssidae, Xolalgidae, Trouessartiidae, Falculiferidae and Gabuciniidae. Hitherto unknown associations between feather mites and birds were recorded for eleven taxa identified to the species level, and nine taxa were recorded for the first time in Brazil. The number of new geographic records, as well as the hitherto unknown mite-host associations, supports the high estimates of diversity for feather mites of Brazil and show the need for research to increase knowledge of plumicole mites in the Neotropical region.

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“…Foram identificados 13 gêneros pertencentes às três subfamílias de Proctophyllodidae (Proctophyllodinae, Pterodectinae e Rhamphocaulinae) (Tabela 2), dos quais Pterodectes foi o gênero mais prevalente. Outros estudos também constataram a alta prevalência deste gênero em Passeriformes do cerrado e mata de galeria em Minas Gerais (Rojas 1998), na Zona da Mata (Roda & Farias 1999) e da Mata Atlântica em Pernambuco (Lyra-Neves et al 2003). Essa grande prevalência parece ser inversamente proporcional ao número de espécies atualmente conhecidas (Park & Atyeo 1971b, Hernandes & Valim 2005, OConnor et al 2005.…”

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“…Essa grande prevalência parece ser inversamente proporcional ao número de espécies atualmente conhecidas (Park & Atyeo 1971b, Hernandes & Valim 2005, OConnor et al 2005. Atyeo & Braasch (1966) (Rojas 1998, Roda & Farias 1999, Lyra-Neves et al 2003, entretanto ele é encontrado em 20 famílias de Passeriformes em todo mundo (Atyeo & Braasch 1966). Dentre outros gêneros de Proctophyllodinae encontrados, o segundo mais prevalente foi Nycteridocaulus (Tabela 2).…”

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Ácaros plumícolas (Acari: Astigmata) em aves do Cerrado do Distrito Federal, Brasil

Kanegae

Valim²,

Fonseca³

et al. 2008

Biota Neotrop.

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Abstract:The goal of this study was to identify feather mites on Cerrado birds. This study was conducted at Fazenda Água Limpa (FAL), Distrito Federal, Brazil, between January and August 2002. Birds were captured with mist nets and banded. Were sampled 696 birds, belonging to 83 species and 25 bird families of Passeriformes and non-Passeriformes. Feather mites were found on five families: Analgidae, Trouessartiidae, Proctophyllodidae, Avenzoariidae and Psoroptoididae. The present work reports new occurrences of feather mites on captured hosts. The family Proctophyllodidae and the genus Pterodectes were the most prevalent group of feather mites collected. Tyrannidae, Pipridae, Emberizidae and Thraupidae were the bird families with most host numbers, with parasites from three taxa: Trouessartiidae, Proctophyllodidae and Analgidae. Considering the birds captured the prevalence was 44.98%. Trochilidae, Conopophagidae, Furnariidae, Tityridae, Turdidae, Mimidae, Cardinalidae, and Parulidae were the families with major feather mites prevalence (≥50%

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Ecological relationships between feather mites (Acari) and wild birds of Emberizidae (Aves) in a fragment of Atlantic Forest in northeastern Brazil

Cited by 19 publications

References 2 publications

Ticks on birds caught on the campus of the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Ticks on birds caught on the campus of the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Feather mites (Acari, Astigmata) associated with birds in an Atlantic Forest fragment in Northeastern Brazil

Ácaros plumícolas (Acari: Astigmata) em aves do Cerrado do Distrito Federal, Brasil

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