title: Feather mites of Calidris fuscicollis (Aves: Scolopacidae) in Brazil.
abstract: During the period 2010-2012, eighty individuals of Calidris fuscicollis (Vieillot, 1819) were collected on the southern coast of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, with the objective of determining the presence of feather mites. Of the 80 birds examined, 32.5% were infested by mites, identified as Avenzoaria calidridis (Oudemans, 1904) (Avenzoariidae) (31.25%), Montchadskiana securicata (Megnin & Trouessart 1884) (Pterolichidae) (22.5%) and Alloptes limosae (Dubinin, 1951) (Alloptidae) (6.25%). This is the first report of feather mites on Calidris fuscicollis in Brazil.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Pesenti
authors.affiliation: Centro de Ciências da Vida e da Saúde, Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Cirne
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Müller
mesh_terms: D025041:Animal Migration; D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D046091:Charadriiformes; D005241:Feathers / Q000469:parasitology; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008925:Mites / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology*; D012621:Seasons