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1 March 2001 INTESTINAL AND BLOOD PARASITES IN AMAZON PARROTS DESTINED FOR RELOCATION IN GUATEMALA
Matthew B. Rooney, Mary Jo Burkhard, Ellis Greiner, Qi-Yun Zeng, Jeremy Johnson
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Abstract

Approximately 350 Amazon parrots were destined for relocation in Peten province, northeastern Guatemala. In random sampling of the parrots, 95 blood and 75 fecal samples were examined individually for parasites. Coccidia were present in 6.0% (3/50) of Amazona autumnalis autumnalis, and they were the only parasites detected. There were no blood parasites observed in 64 A. a. autumnalis, four Amazona pionus senilis, 16 Amazona ferinosa guatemala, 10 Amazona albifronsus albifronsus, and one Amazona xantholora. No fecal parasites were observed in four A. p. senilis, 12 A. f. guatemala, eight A. a. albifronsus, and one A. xantholora.

Matthew B. Rooney, Mary Jo Burkhard, Ellis Greiner, Qi-Yun Zeng, and Jeremy Johnson "INTESTINAL AND BLOOD PARASITES IN AMAZON PARROTS DESTINED FOR RELOCATION IN GUATEMALA," Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 32(1), 71-73, (1 March 2001). https://doi.org/10.1638/1042-7260(2001)032[0071:IABPIA]2.0.CO;2
Received: 29 October 1998; Published: 1 March 2001
KEYWORDS
Amazon parrots
blood parasites
Guatemala
intestinal parasites
reintroduction
relocation
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