title: Gastrointestinal and external parasites of the white-crested elaenia Elaenia albiceps chilensis (Aves, Tyrannidae) in Chile.
abstract: The objective of this study is to evaluate the ectoparasites and helminths of the white-crested elaenia, Elaenia albiceps chilensis. Feather mites Anisophyllodes elaeniae, Trouessartia elaeniae, and Analges sp. were detected in 51% of birds (n=106), whereas 24% were infected with lice (Tyranniphilopterus delicatulus, Menacanthus cfr. distinctus, and Ricinus cfr. invadens). Helminths Viguiera sp. and Capillaria sp. were found in five of the birds that were necropsied (n=20). With the exception of A. elaeniae, T. elaeniae, and T. delicatulus, all parasites represented new records found for the white-crested elaenia, and therefore for the Chilean repertoire of biodiversity.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad de Concepción, Chillán, CL.
authors.forename: Danny
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fuentes
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad de Concepción, Chillán, CL.
authors.forename: Jaime
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reyes
authors.affiliation: Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, US.
authors.forename: María Soledad
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Sepúlveda
authors.affiliation: Helm West Lab, Missoula, MT, US.
authors.forename: Mike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kinsella
authors.affiliation: Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya Embankment 1, Saint Petersburg, RU.
authors.forename: Sergey
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mironov
authors.affiliation: Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Mar del Plata, AR.
authors.forename: Armando
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cicchino
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, CL.
authors.forename: Lucila
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad de Concepción, Chillán, CL.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Landaeta-Aqueveque
authors.affiliation: Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Santo Tomás, Concepción, CL.
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Troncoso
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad de Concepción, Chillán, CL.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: González-Acuña
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D004478:Ectoparasitic Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D006374:Helminthiasis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D010271:Parasites / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D046109:Passeriformes; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*