The Arteries Root from the Aortic Arch in the Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus, Falconiformes: Accipitridae)

Abstract

La Raíz de las Arterias desde el Arco Aórtico en elGavilán (Accipiter nisus, Falconiformes: Accipitridae) Hulya Balkaya * BALKAYA, H. The arteries root from the aortic arch in the sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus, Falconiformes: Accipitridae). Int. J. Morphol., 34(1):110-115, 2016. SUMMARY:This study was aimed at determining the morphology of the aortic arch in the sparrowhawk. For this purpose, arteries near the heart of six sparrowhawks were assessed. Latex injection method was applied to the three materials and barium sulphate solution was injected into the aorta for angiography in three other materials. It was observed that two major arteries arose from aortic arch in the sparrowhawk: the left brachiocephalic trunk and the right brachiocephalic trunk. These trunks were contiguous arteries but separately originated from the aorta. The brachiocephalic trunks were divided into the common carotid and subclavian arteries after their origins. First, the common carotid arteries are given off by the brachiocephalic trunks. The common carotid artery was giving off esophagotracheobronchial artery and vertebral trunk. Vertebral trunk was locating under the brachial plexus. The subclavian artery was continuations of the brachiocephalic trunk and it was bifurcating to the axillar artery and the pectoral trunk just from its own beginning. The axillary artery passed the brachial plexus crosswise from above, and reached to the wing. The sternoclavicular artery stemmed from ventral aspect of the begining of the axillary artery. The thickest branch of the subclavian artery was the pectoral trunk, which was branched the cranial external thoracic artery, the caudal external thoracic artery, the dorsal thoracic artery, and the internal thoracic artery. It is hoped that the results of this morphological study will contribute to the species specific anatomical data in the birds.

Prevalence of Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon spp. in Wild Birds in Hatay, Turkey

“…Turkey is on the migration routes of wild birds (Yaman et al, 2018), but there are few studies about the prevalence of haemosporidian parasites in wild birds, two of which are case reports (Özmen et al, 2009;Yildirim et al, 2013). While some of the studies used the microscopic method (Balkaya et al, 2016;Özmen et al, 2006;Özmen et al, 2009), some of them were conducted molecularly (Ciloglu et al, 2016;Ciloglu et al, 2020;Marzal and Albayrak, 2012;Yildirim et al, 2013). When looking at the molecular studies conducted in Turkey, Haemoproteus infection was detected in one Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) (Yildirim et al, 2013).…”

“…Microscopic and molecular studies on the presence of haemosporidian parasites have been carried out in domestic (Öz and Turut, 2007;Sürsal et al, 2017;Tasci et al, 2018) and wild birds (Balkaya et al, 2016;Ciloglu et al, 2016;Ciloglu et al, 2020;Marzal and Albayrak, 2012;Özmen et al, 2006;Özmen et al, 2009;Yildirim et al, 2013) in different provinces of Turkey.…”

The Comparative Anatomy of the Upper Digestive System in 26 Species of Zoophagous-Polyphagous Palearctic Birds

“…Birds possess an incredible diversity within their genus that can reach impressive numbers of different species in a single genus (i.e. Accipiter) (Balkaya, 2016;Singh, 2018;Wu et al, 2021;Melo et al, 2022). Compared to mammals, birds do not have teeth or very strong jaw muscles and their digestive system is lighter compared with mammals.…”