Research on ectoparasites in birds involving lice, mites, fleas, ticks, and flies has been intensifying in recent years (McAllister et al., 2018; Hasan, 2019). The importance of the studies of ectoparasites of birds includes different aspects among which the influence that they have on their hosts stands out, as well as the conditioning that can cause the parasitic load in the behavior, feeding, reproduction and migration of the birds (Clayton et al., 2010; Hicks et al., 2018). Chewing lice (Amblycera and Ischnocera) belonging to the order Phthiraptera are obligate and specific ectoparasites of birds and mammals (Parra-Henao et al.