Abstract
In this work, the spirurid nematode Hartertia gallinarum was reported in the intestine of the spotted sandgrouse, Pterocles senegallus, collected in three different locations: Ga'ara Depression, Iraqi Western Desert, Zurbatiyah and Al-Attariyah, Middle of Iraq. Description and measurements of the nematode were given. The role of termites in the infection of P. senegallus with H. gallinarum was discussed. Occurrence of H. gallinarum in P. senegallus represents a new host record.
Highlights
The spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus is a common and widely distributed bird (Bolster, 1922) found in North Africa and Middle East, and it is a native bird in Iraq (BirdLife International, 2016)
It inhabits mainly sand deserts and semi deserts with scattered plants and breeds nesting on ground in suitable areas of the middle and southern Iraq (Salim et al, 2006)
Specimens of the spotted sandgrouse, P. senegallus from Ga'ara Depression were infected with 29 specimens of H. gallinarum, 3 males and 26 females with an infection rate of 100% while the rest of the host samples yielded no parasites
Summary
The spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus is a common and widely distributed bird (Bolster, 1922) found in North Africa and Middle East, and it is a native bird in Iraq (BirdLife International, 2016). It inhabits mainly sand deserts and semi deserts with scattered plants and breeds nesting on ground in suitable areas of the middle and southern Iraq (Salim et al, 2006). In Iraq, Al-Hubaity (1976) found H. gallinarum in fowl Gallus gallus domesticus in Mousl, north of Iraq It has been isolated from the caecum of Rock partridge, Alectoris graeca and from the gizzard, proventriculus, intestine and liver of Seesee partridge, Ammoperdix griseogularis in the Gara-area, Rutba, western desert district respectively (Mohammad, 1996; Mahmoud et al, 2000). The present paper deals with recording the nematode H. gallinarum from the intestine of P. senegallus for the first time in Iraq
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