FIG 1: Ascarid and arthropod species identified in 573 and 221 captive psittacine birds, respectively. (a,b) Ascaridia columbae isolated from a deceased Ara chloroptera: (a) A columbae adults, (b) caudal end of A columbae adult male (scale bar 300 µm); (d,e) Ascaridia platyceri isolated from a deceased Platycercus elegans (c): (d) cranial end of A platyceri adult (scale bar 500 µm), (e) caudal end of A platyceri adult male (scale bar 500 µm); (f) Afrimenopon waar (scale bar 680 µm); (g) Dubininia melopsittaci (scale bar 150 µm); (h) Sideroferus lunula (scale bar 190 µm); (i). Nymphicillicus perezae (scale bar 280 µm); (k) Ornithonyssus sylviarum (scale bar 350 µm).