LXXIX.—Records of ticks collected from birds in the British Isles

Thompson, Gordon B.; Arthur, Don R.

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“…- Great tit – Parus major [L: ( 14 , 28 , 31 , 34 , 36 , 40 – 42 , 44 , 50 , 51 ); N: ( 13 – 15 , 17 , 21 , 24 , 28 , 31 , 32 , 34 , 36 , 40 – 43 , 45 , 50 , 51 ); M: ( 32 a in nest); F: ( 24 , 32 a , 40 , 41 , 43 , 52 , 53 ); NA: ( 17 , 25 , 29 , 33 , 38 , 46 )]…”

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“…Distribution of reported cases: Sweden ( 31 , 36 , 56 ! ), United Kingdom ( 24 , 25 , 30 , 46 , 53 ), Czech Republic ( 28 , 29 , 32 , 57 ! ), Slovakia ( 26 , 32 a , 33 , 49 ), Netherlands ( 43 ), Denmark ( 37 ), Norway ( 11 ), Belgium ( 40 , 45 , 48 , 50 ), Romania ( 13 , 14 , 23 !, 55 ), Ukraine ( 52 ), Portugal ( 15 , 17 , 21 ), Poland ( 26 , 41 , 51 ), Spain ( 42 , 44 ), Switzerland ( 34 ), Germany ( 38 , 54 ), Hungary ( 47 ), Croatia ( 35 ), Belarus ( 38 a ).…”

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Hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) associated with birds in Europe: Review of literature data

2022

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Hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) are considered the most important transmitters of pathogens in the temperate zone that covers most of Europe. In the era of climate change tick-borne diseases are predicted to undergo geographical range expansion toward the north through regions that are connected to southern areas of the continent by bird migration. This alone would justify the importance of synthesized knowledge on the association of tick species with avian hosts, yet birds also represent the most taxonomically and ecologically diverse part of urban vertebrate fauna. Birds frequently occur in gardens and near animal keeping facilities, thus playing a significant role in the dispersal of ticks and tick-borne pathogens in synanthropic environments. The primary aim of this review is to provide a comprehensive reference source (baseline data) for future studies, particularly in the context of discovering new tick-host associations after comparison with already published data. The records on the ixodid tick infestations of birds were assessed from nearly 200 papers published since 1952. In this period, 37 hard tick species were reported from 16 orders of avian hosts in Europe. Here we compile a list of these tick species, followed by the English and Latin name of all reported infested bird species, as well as the tick developmental stage and country of origin whenever this information was available. These data allowed a first-hand analysis of general trends regarding how and at which developmental stage of ticks tend to infest avian hosts. Five tick species that were frequently reported from birds and show a broad geographical distribution in the Western Palearctic (Ixodes arboricola, I. frontalis, I. ricinus, Haemaphysalis concinna and Hyalomma marginatum) were also selected for statistical comparisons. Differences were demonstrated between these tick species regarding their association with bird species that typically feed from the ground and those that rarely occur at the soil level. The ecology of these five bird-infesting tick species is also illustrated here according to avian orders, taking into account the ecology (habitat type) and activity (circadian rhythm and feeding level) of most bird species that represent a certain order.

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Hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) associated with birds in Europe: Review of literature data

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“…Thirteen gorged females were collected in June from the burrows of puffins, suggesting a recent drop-off from the hosts. The details of these collections are given by Arthur & Thompson (1953), Thompson & Arthur (1955, 1956. Until the presentation of the data in this paper males were unknown.…”

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A review of some ticks (Acarina: Ixodidae) of sea birds, including a consideration of other cognate material. I

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“…The few studies of ectoparasites of owls are either surveys of nest material [ 22 , 23 ] or anecdotal reports from rehabilitation centers of findings of injured birds [ 10 ]. In general, tick parasitism is considered rare in this group [ 24 ].…”

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Five ixodid tick species including two morphotypes of Rhipicephalus turanicus on nestlings of Eurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo) from south-eastern Bulgaria

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Background Birds are major hosts for many tick species (Acari: Ixodidae, Argasidae), and their role is especially important in transporting ticks over large distances along their seasonal migratory routes. Accordingly, most studies across Europe focus on the importance of avian hosts in tick dispersal, and less emphasis is laid on resident birds and their role in supporting tick life cycles. Eurasian eagle owls (Bubo bubo) exemplify the latter, but all the few studies on their tick infestation were carried out in Western Europe and even those did not involve a large sample size and did not assess infestation prevalence in natural habitats. Methods In this study, 320 ixodid ticks were collected from nestlings of Eurasian eagle owls during the period 2018–2020 in Bulgaria in south-eastern Europe. These ticks were analysed morphologically, and selected specimens molecularly based on cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (cox1) gene. The effects of environmental and habitat-related conditions and of the species of prey eaten by eagle owls on tick infestation were also evaluated. Results The majority of ticks were identified as adults of Rhipicephalus turanicus (n = 296). In addition, 15 Hyalomma marginatum (three males, 11 nymphs and a larva), one female of Haemaphysalis erinacei and of Ha. punctata, and a nymph of Ixodes ricinus were found. Among R. turanicus, two distinct morphotypes were observed, but they do not form a monophyletic clade in the phylogenetic tree based on the mitochondrial gene cox1. We found a positive correlation between the total number of ticks on nestlings from a particular nest and the number of medium-sized to large prey mammals brought to the nestling owls. Also, the most important predictor for tick abundance was the effect of the extent of arable land (negative), while forests and grasslands contributed less, with no effect observed in case of urbanized areas and watercourses. Conclusions The intensity of tick infestation can be high on nestling Eurasian eagle owls (mean intensity 16.59 ticks/nestling). In this study, five different tick species were recorded, among which R. turanicus dominated. Two male morphotypes of this tick species were found, but their morphological differences were not reflected by genetic diversity or phylogenetic clustering. The most important factor determining tick abundance was the land-use structure. Graphic Abstract

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LXXIX.—Records of ticks collected from birds in the British Isles

Cited by 8 publications

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Hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) associated with birds in Europe: Review of literature data

Hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) associated with birds in Europe: Review of literature data

A review of some ticks (Acarina: Ixodidae) of sea birds, including a consideration of other cognate material. I

Five ixodid tick species including two morphotypes of Rhipicephalus turanicus on nestlings of Eurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo) from south-eastern Bulgaria

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