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Ticks infesting birds in Atlantic Forest fragments in Rio Claro, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil

Gustavo Seron Sanches, Thiago Fernandes Martins, Ileyne Tenório Lopes, Luís Flávio da Silva Costa, Pablo Henrique Nunes, Maria Izabel Camargo-Mathias, Marcelo Bahia Labruna
2013 Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária  

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In the present study, we report tick infestations on wild birds in plots of the Atlantic Forest reforested fragments with native species and plots reforested with Eucalyptus tereticornis in the municipality of Rio Claro, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. A total of 256 birds were captured: 137 individuals of 33 species, in planted native forest; and 128 individuals of 37 species, in planted Eucalyptus tereticornis forest. Nymphs of two tick species were found on the birds: Amblyomma calcaratumand
more » ... yomma longirostre, the former was more abundant in the fragments reforested with Atlantic forest native species, and the latter in the fragment reforested with E. tereticornis. New host records were presented for A. calcaratum.
doi:10.1590/s1984-29612013000100003 pmid:24252949 fatcat:kreaqgjrozhonlwfefb55eds44
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Gustavo Seron Sanches, Thiago Fernandes Martins, Ileyne Tenório Lopes, Luís Flávio da Silva Costa, Pablo Henrique Nunes, Maria Izabel Camargo-Mathias, Marcelo Bahia Labruna. "Ticks infesting birds in Atlantic Forest fragments in Rio Claro, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil." Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária 22.1 (2013) 6-12