Serendipity with chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae, Philopteridae) infesting rock pigeons and mourning doves (Aves: Columbiformes: Columbidae) in Manitoba, with new records for North America and Canada

Abstract

An extensive survey of chewing lice from rock pigeon, Columba livia Gmelin, and mourning dove, Zenaida macroura (L.), carried out from 1994 to 2000 and from 2003 to 2006 in Manitoba, Canada, produced the following new records: Coloceras tovornikae Tendeiro for North America; Columbicola macrourae (Wilson), Hohorstiella lata (Piaget), H. paladinella Hill and Tuff, and Physconelloides zenaidurae (McGregor) for Canada; and Bonomiella columbae Emerson, Campanulotes compar (Burmeister), Columbicola baculoides (Paine), and C. columbae (L.) for Manitoba. We collected 25 418 lice of four species (C. compar, C. columbae, H. lata, and C. tovornikae) from 322 rock pigeons. The overall prevalence of infestation was 78.9%, 52.5%, and 23.3% for C. compar, C. columbae, and H. lata, respectively. Coloceras tovornikae was not discovered until 2003, after which its prevalence was 39.9% on 114 pigeons. We collected 1116 lice of five species (P. zenaidurae, C. baculoides, C. macrourae, H. paladinella, and B. columbae) from 117 mourning doves. Physconelloides zenaidurae was encountered most often (prevalence was 36.7%), while the prevalence of the other four species was 26.3%, 18.4%, 3.5%, and 2.6%, respectively.Galloway and Palma 218 Résumé-Une étude approfondie de poux mâcheurs sur des pigeons bisets, Colomba livia Gmelin, et des tourterelles tristes, Zenaida macroura (L.), effectuée de 1994 à 2000 et de 2003 à 2006 au Manitoba, Canada, a produit les nouvelles mentions suivantes : Coloceras tovornikae Tendeiro pour l'Amérique du Nord; Columbicola macrourae (Wilson), Hohorstiella lata (Piaget), H. paladinella Hill et Tuff et Physconelloides zenaidurae (McGregor) pour le Canada; et Bonomiella columbae Emerson, Campanulotes compar (Burmeister), Columbicola baculoides (Paine) et C. columbae (L.) pour le Manitoba. Nous avons rassemblé 25 418 poux de quatre espèces (C. compar, C. columbae, H. lata et C. tovornikae) sur 322 pigeons bisets. La prédominance globale était 78,9 %, 52,5 % et 23,3 % pour C. compar, C. columbae et H. lata, respectivement. Coloceras tovornikae n'a pas été découvert avant 2003, après quoi sa prédominance de l'infestation était 39,9 % sur 114 pigeons bisets. Nous avons rassemblé 1116 poux de cinq espèces (P. zenaidurae, C. baculoides, C. macrourae, H. paladinella et B. columbae) sur 117 tourterelles tristes. Physconelloides zenaidurae a été trouvé plus fréquemment (prédominance était 36,7 %), alors que la prédominance pour les quatre autres espèces était 26,3 %, 18,4 %, 3,5 % et 2,6 %, respectivement.208

New records and a new species of chewing lice (Phthiraptera, Amblycera, Ischnocera) found on Columbidae (Columbiformes) in Pakistan

“…Here, this species is reported from Columba livia in Karachi, Pakistan. Galloway and Palma (2008) showed that some species of lice can be overlooked for many decades even when they parasitize common hosts.…”

Abundance and stability are species traits for four chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae, Philopteridae) on feral pigeons,Columba livia(Aves: Columbiformes: Columbidae)

“…The ectoparasites are chewing lice (Phthiraptera): Philopteridae – Campanulotes compar (Burmeister), Columbicola columbae (Linnaeus), and Coloceras tovornikae Tendeiro; Menoponidae – Hohorstiella lata (Piaget). Lice on pigeons have been studied in Manitoba, Canada since 1994, and some of the data (1994–2006) on species composition and infestation parameters have been reported previously (Galloway and Palma 2008). Campanulotes compar and C. columbae are well-known, host-specific ectoparasites that feed on abdominal feathers, although the latter species is mostly found on wing or tail feathers (Clayton and Drown 2001).…”

Condition-Specific Competition Governs the Geographic Distribution and Diversity of Ectoparasites

“…Two of the five doves had Columbicola; each of these birds had both C. baculoides and C. macrourae3. In addition, Galloway and Palma (2008) collected and identified lice from 117 mourning doves in Manitoba, Canada. They reported 32 individuals with C. baculoides, 22 individuals with C. macrourae3, and nine individuals with both C. Figure 3: Population sizes of Columbicola baculoides and Columbicola macrourae3 (i.e., the C. macrourae lineage found on mourning doves) when alone on a host compared with mixed-species infestations.…”