Furthyer Studies On Some Blood Parasites of Wild Birds

The present studies are carried out on blood parasites of wild birds in Egypt and North America. Wild birds were either live-trapped, captured for ringing or clinical cases. A total of 150 wild Egyptian birds representing 11 avian species (5 black-winged aegyptius), 12 buff-backed heron (Aredeola ibis ibis), 10 Egyptianhoopoe (Upupa epops major), 45 house sparrow (Passer domesticus) and8 hooded crow (Corvus corne sardonius) were examined for blood parasites. Ten (6.7%) birds from three different species (6 Athene noctua glaux, 2 Bubo virginianus and 2 (Tyto alba alba), all belonging to raptors were infected with blood parasites. Of the Also, a total of 88 North American birds representing 15 species (5red tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), 1 red shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus), 56 American kestrel (Falco sparverius), 1 merlin falcon (Falco columbarius), 1 peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), 1 crested caracara (Polyborus plane us), 4 great homed owl (Bubrachyrhynchos), scrub jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens), 1 blue jay