Endoparasites of Wild Birds From Campus Area and Zoobotanical Park, at the Federal University of Acre, Rio Branco - Acre

Abstract

This study was developed at the Campus (C) and the Zoo-botanical Park (PZ) at the Federal University of Acre, with the purpose of identifying endoparasites in the avifauna of those locations. The birds were captured using 10 mist nets. The nets were set from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.. The faecal samples collected were stored in Merthiolate, Iodine and Formaldehyde (MIF). Willies and direct methods were used for the diagnostic of endoparasites. Two hundred and eighty-seven birds were captured, with 34 recaptures, which resulted in 253 different specimens – 158 on the campus and 95 at the PZ. The birds caught were from 58 different species, belonging to 25 families and 12 orders. Fecal samples from 193 birds belonging to 49 species from 11 orders and 18 families were obtained and analyzed. The following endoparasites were identified: Eimeria sp., Entamoeba coli, Entamoeba histolytica, Iodamoeba bütschlii, Isospora sp., Enterobius vermicularis, Heterakis gallinarum, Ascaridia galli, Strongyloides avium, Capillaria spp., Ancylostoma spp., Raillietina sp., Choanotaenia sp., Microphallus sp., and Echinostoma revolutum. Eimeria sp. was the most frequent parasite found in most bird species. The results showed a high level of endoparasitic infection in the aviary community in the two study areas.

First report of Davaneidae and Strongylida parasitizing Ramphocelus carbo (Aves: Passeriformes: Thraupidae) in the southwest of the Brazilian Amazon region

“…These protozoa were also found in R. bresilius in southeastern Brazil Berto et al, 2009;Berto, 2010;Berto et al, 2010a,b;Berto et al, 2011;Lopes et al, 2013). Brito et al (2017) also found individuals of R. carbo parasitized by Isospora and Entamoeba on the campus of the UFAC, and these data corroborate the results from the present study. According to Lopes et al (2013), just like other vertebrates, Passerines can be parasitized by Coccidia, among which the genus Isospora was considered to be the most significant, followed by the genus Eimeria.…”

“…In the present study, parasites like Ascaridiidae, Davaneidae and Strongylida were recorded for the first time in Ramphocelus in the State of Acre, since they were not found by Brito et al (2017). Among the 193 fecal samples that they analyzed, only 2.59% (5/193) were from R. carbo and these were parasitized with oocysts of Eimeria spp.…”

“…Infected individuals of the species R. carbo can generate numerous health problems affecting a diversity of birds and, most probably, other organisms related to them (Costa et al, 2010;Berto et al, , 2009Brito et al, 2017;Freitas et al, 2002;Marietto-Goncalves et al, 2009;Souza et al, 2019). New molecular research techniques need to be implemented so that such findings can become increasingly reliable and authoritative.…”

“…Despite the wide distribution of R. carbo in the Amazon region, there are only two studies reporting endoparasites in these species (Brito et al, 2017;Boughton et al, 1938). Hence, it is opportune to expand the knowledge of its parasitic fauna in this biome.…”

Occurrence of endo and hemoparasites in Sporophila caerulescens captured in the eastern region of the state of Acre, Brazil

“…The presence of gastrointestinal endoparasites in the species S. caerulescens and other species of the Sporophila has been reported in other studies (CARVALHO-FILHO et al, 2005;CUBAS et al, 2014;SILVA et al, 2006;MARIETTO-GONÇALVES et al, 2009;CARNEIRO et al, 2011;VASCONCELLOS et al, 2013;MAGALHÃES-MATOS et al, 2016;BRITO et al, 2017), but the parasites Davaineidae and E. coli are recorded for the first time parasitizing the species Sporophila caerulescens in Brazil.…”