Worldwide Dispersion of Coccidia from Migratory Birds: First Report of Eimeria bazi Chauhan et Bhatia, 1970 (Eimeriidae) Outside Asia from Buff-Necked Ibises Theristicus caudatus (Boddaert, 1783) (Threskiornithidae) in South America

Eimeria erythrorhynchosi n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the American white pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Gmelin, 1789 (Pelecaniformes: Pelecanidae) in Toluca, Mexico

“…Ten Eimeria species have been identified in Pelecaniformes and related birds ( Table 1 ). Two Eimeria species from birds of the family Ardeidae ( Shamsuddin and Jasim, 1980 ; Dubinin, 1939 ), three Eimeria species from birds of the family Threskiornithidae ( Golemanski and Kuldjieva, 1980 ; Chauhan and Bhatia, 1970 ; Cabral et al, 2022 ). Four Eimeria species from birds of the family Phalacrocoracidae ( Labbé, 1893 ; Labbé, 1896 ; Hoare, 1933 ; Yabsley et al, 2002 ; Yabsley and Gibbs, 2006 ).…”

“… Species Eimeria erythrorhynchosi n. sp. Eimeria pelecani Courtney and Ernst (1975) Eimeria briceae Yang, Austen, Elloit, Gao & Berto Eimeria ardae Shamsuddin and Jasim (1980) Eimeria ardeae Dubinin (1939) Eimeria garzettae Golemansky and Kuldjieva (1980) Eimeria bazi Chauhan and Bhatia (1970) Eimeria bazi Chauhan and Bhatia (1970) Locality Mexico USA Australia Iraq Russia Bulgaria India Brazil Host Pelecaniformes: Pelecanidae Pelecaniformes: Ardeidae Pelecaniformes: Threskiornithidae Pelecanus erythrorhynchos (Gmelin) Pelecanus occidentalis (Linnaeus) Pelecanus conspicillatus (Temminck) Ardea purpurea (Linnaeus) Ardea cinerea (Linnaeus), Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus) Egretta garzeta (Linnaeus) Pseudibis papillosa (Temminck) Theristicus caudatus (Boddaert) Reference Present study Courtney and Ernst (1975) Yang et al (2023) Shamsuddin and Jasim (1980) Dubinin (1939) Golemansky and Kuldjieva (1980) Chauhan and Bhatia (1970) Cabral et al (2022) Oocyst Shape ovoidal pyriform to ovoid subspheroidal …”