Parasites (Trematoda, Nematoda, Phthiraptera) of Two Arkansas Raptors (Accipitriformes: Accipitridae; Strigiformes: Strigidae)

Authors

Chris T. McAllister, Eastern Oklahoma St. CollegeFollow
Lance A. Durden, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Charles R. Bursey, Pennsylvania St. University-ShenangoFollow
John A. Hnida, Midwestern UniversityFollow
Vasyl V. Tkach, University of North DakotaFollow
Tyler J. Achatz, University of North DakotaFollow

Keywords

Raptors, parasites, great-horned owl, red-shouldered hawk, Arkansas

Abstract

Very little is known about the helminth parasites of hawks and owls of Arkansas. We had the opportunity to salvage 2 road-killed raptors, a red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus) and a great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) from the state and examine them for ecto- and endoparasites. Found were chewing lice (Degeeriella fulva) and a nematode (Porrocaecum angusticolle) on/in B. lineatus, and 3 digenean trematodes (Echinoparyphium sp., Strigea elegans, Neodiplostomum americanum), and nematode eggs (Capillaria sp.) in B. virginianus. We document 6 new distributional records for these parasites.

Recommended Citation

McAllister, Chris T.; Durden, Lance A.; Bursey, Charles R.; Hnida, John A.; Tkach, Vasyl V.; and Achatz, Tyler J. (2019) "Parasites (Trematoda, Nematoda, Phthiraptera) of Two Arkansas Raptors (Accipitriformes: Accipitridae; Strigiformes: Strigidae)," Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science: Vol. 73, Article 16.
https://doi.org/10.54119/jaas.2019.7321
Available at: https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas/vol73/iss1/16