Study of ecto and haemo parasites in domestic pigeons (Columba livia domestica) in Sulaimani province, Kurdistan region/Iraq

Abstract

Pigeons are very well adapted and proliferate without control in urban centers. In this current study, ectoparasites and haemoparasites of 140 adult domestic pigeons (Columba livia domestica) of both sexes were studied, from different localities in Sulaimani province during April to October 2014, since there is no enough data regarding the frequency and identification of ectoparasites and haemoparasites in domestic pigeons in Sulaimani province. All pigeons were examined for the presence of ectoparasites and haemoparasites through checking of blood samples using Giemsa stain. As a result, various species of ectoparasites and haemoparasites were observed. From which, 4 species of lice were detected named Columbicola olumbae (62.5%) followed by Hoborstiella lata (10.42%), Campanulotes compar (4.17%) and Menacanthus stramineus (3.13%). On the other hands, 19.79% of infected pigeons with ectoparasites were diagnosed with the presence of more than 1 lice species. Additionally, examined Giemsa stained smears showed that 55.72% of studied pigeons were harbor haemoparasites including Haemoproteus species (28.20%) followed by Plasmodium species (26.92%) and then Leucocytozoon species (11.53%) consequently.

Prevalence and diversity of ectoparasites in Wild Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) in Punjab region, Pakistan

“…Similar findings of prevalence of ectoparasites of pigeon have been reported from Iraq (i.e. Columbicola columbae, H. lata, Campanulotes compar and Columbicola tschulyschman) (Abdullah et al, 2018) and Nigeria (i.e. Columbicola columbae and Colpocephalum turbinatum) (Laku et al, 2018).…”

D‐limonene nanoemulsion: lousicidal activity, stability, and effect on the cuticle of Columbicola columbae

“…Pigeon lice ( Columbicola columbae ) are of veterinary importance due to their pathogenic effects on the host, which results in an economic loss, either through stock losses or the need for finance to preventative measures. In Egypt, the most common louse species of pigeons were Columbicola columbae and Columbicola bacillus (Abdullah et al, 2018; Adly et al, 2018; Ali et al, 2020). Pyrethroids were effective synthetic insecticides in the control of chewing lice in poultry (Prelezov, 2008).…”

Fauna de ectoparásitos en el vampiro común Desmodus rotundus (Geoffroy, 1810) (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) de Huarochiri, Lima, y una lista de los ectoparásitos en murciélagos del Perú

“…were collected from the coat of D. rotundus. These ectoparasite species are considered typical of columbiform birds, specifically the common pigeon Columba livia Gmelin, 1789 (González & Roldán, 2010;Castro et al, 2017;Abdullah et al, 2018). It is also known that these species often parasitize domestic birds such as the common chicken Gallus gallus domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) (de Chirinos et al, 2001;Ferreira et al, 2013;Jassim & Hadi, 2019).…”