Abstract
The aims of this study was to provide new records of hippoboscid flies collected over an one-year period on newly captured birds from nature in the state of Paraná, Brazil. The birds were received by a wildlife center in Tijucas do Sul and the hippoboscid flies were collect by hand or by tweezers, generating a prevalence of 0.7% (16/2232) of parasitized birds. New information about distribution of hippoboscid flies on Asio clamator, Rupornis magnirostris and Athene cunicularia was reported in the state of Paraná. The Caracara plancus, Falco peregrinus and Penelope obscura are new host species for Ornithoctona erythrocephala in the state of Paraná, and the Asio stygius for Icosta rufiventris and Ornithoica vicina in Brazil. This study provided new information about hosts and distribution of hippoboscid flies in Brazilian birds.
Highlights
The members of the family Hippoboscidae, known as louse flies, are obligate ectoparasites of birds and mammals, containing about 21 genera and 213 species (DICK, 2006)
The Caracara plancus, Falco peregrinus and Penelope obscura are new host species for Ornithoctona erythrocephala in the state of Paraná, and the Asio stygius for Icosta rufiventris and Ornithoica vicina in Brazil
This study aimed to provide new records of hippoboscid flies collected over a one-year period on birds in the state of Paraná, southern Brazil, which were newly captured from nature and received by a Wildlife Center (CETAS IBAMA PUCPR) in Tijucas do Sul, Paraná
Summary
The members of the family Hippoboscidae, known as louse flies, are obligate ectoparasites of birds and mammals, containing about 21 genera and 213 species (DICK, 2006). They belong to the superfamily Hippoboscoidea, which contains four families of flies (RAHOLA et al, 2011). About 26 species of hippoboscid flies were recorded on birds in Brazil, but little information exists regarding the distribution. This study aimed to provide new records of hippoboscid flies collected over a one-year period on birds in the state of Paraná, southern Brazil, which were newly captured from nature and received by a Wildlife Center (CETAS IBAMA PUCPR) in Tijucas do Sul, Paraná
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