Helminths of California quail (Callipepla californica) and mountain quail (Oreortyx pictus) in western Oregon.
Eighty California quail (Callipepla californica), collected from the E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area near Monmouth, Oregon (USA) during a 22 mo period, were examined for gastrointestinal helminths. Eight birds were infected with three species of nematodes, Heterakis isolonche, Dispharynx nasuta, and Capillaria sp., and two species of cestodes, Rhabdometra odiosa and Davainea sp. Except for D. nasuta, prevalence did not exceed 5% despite mesic conditions in the collection area. Two mountain quail (Oreortyx pictus) were collected from Lane County, Oregon (USA), near Blue River Reservoir; both were infected with the nematode Trichostrongylus tenuis.
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Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523.
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Platenberg
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D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006376:Helminths / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007422:Intestines / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D009922:Oregon; D011784:Quail / Q000469:parasitology*