Capillariids (Nematoda: Capillariidae) from passeriform birds of Nepal).
A total of 83 hosts of the order Passeriformes from Nepal were examined for nematodes. Nine of them were found to be infected with 4 nematode species, Capillaria exilis, C. ovopunctata, Capillaria sp. and Thominx rigidula. The last species is redescribed in detail. Three of the definitive hosts are new for the above-mentioned nematode species and this is the first recorded from Nepal.
D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000469:parasitology*; D002195:Capillaria / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009390:Nepal; D014259:Trichuroidea / Q000145:classification*