Abstract

GOMES-DOS SANTOS, Elizandra; BIANQUE-DE OLIVEIRA, Jaqueline; BARBOSA-DE MOURA, Geraldo Jorge  and  DE SOUZA-CORREIA, Jozélia Maria. Intestinal helminths of wild Amazona amazonica (Psittaciformes: Psittacidae) in Northeastern Brazil. Rev. Mex. Biodiv. [online]. 2015, vol.86, n.3, pp.823-825. ISSN 2007-8706.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmb.2015.06.003.

Helminths, especially gastrointestinal, are one of the most common parasites in wild birds. The aim of this study was to identify the gastrointestinal parasites of Amazona amazonica (Linnaeus, 1766) in Pernambuco State, Northeastern Brazil. Eleven of the 19 birds were parasitized (11/19; 57.9%): the nematode Ascaridia hermaphrodita (Froelich, 1789) was found in 8 birds (8/11; 72.7%), and the cestode Raillietina sp. in 3 birds (3/11; 27.3%), both first recorded in A. amazonica from Pernambuco State.

Keywords : Parrots; Ascaridia hermaphrodita; Raillietina; Conservation.

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