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1 October 2006 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium brasilianum) and Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascopes asio): New Hosts for Philornis mimicola (Diptera: Muscidae) and Ornithodoros concanensis (Acari: Argasidae)
Glenn A. Proudfoot, Pete D. Teel, Rachel M. Mohr
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Abstract

While banding ferruginous pygmy-owls (Glaucidium brasilianum) and Eastern screech-owls (Megascops asio) in south Texas during 2004, we recorded Philornis mimicola (Diptera: Muscidae) and Ornithodoros concanensis (Acari: Argasidae) parasitizing nestlings. Inspection of nestlings revealed 54 P. mimicola and one O. concanensis. Inspection of nest material revealed 111 P. mimicola, including 57 puparia. The effect (e.g., blood loss, anemia) of these hematophagous parasites might have contributed to the demise of at least one Eastern screech-owl nestling. This is the first record of P. mimicola and O. concanensis parasitizing ferruginous pygmy-owls and Eastern screech-owls.

Proudfoot, Teel, and Mohr: Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium brasilianum) and Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascopes asio): New Hosts for Philornis mimicola (Diptera: Muscidae) and Ornithodoros concanensis (Acari: Argasidae)
Glenn A. Proudfoot, Pete D. Teel, and Rachel M. Mohr "Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium brasilianum) and Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascopes asio): New Hosts for Philornis mimicola (Diptera: Muscidae) and Ornithodoros concanensis (Acari: Argasidae)," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 42(4), 873-876, (1 October 2006). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-42.4.873
Received: 24 April 2006; Published: 1 October 2006
KEYWORDS
Glaucidium
Megascops
Ornithodoros
Philornis
pygmy-owl
screech-owl
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