A note on phthirapteran ectoparasites infesting Yellow-legged Green Pigeon Treron phoenicoptera (Columbiformes: Columbidae)

Authors

AFTAB AHMAD
GAURAV ARYA
NAYANCI BANSAL
OLDRICH SYCHRA
ARUN KUMAR SAXENA

DOI

10.3906/vet-1104-10

Abstract

The present report records the simultaneous occurrence of ischnoceran lice Columbicola phoenicopterae and Coloceras setosum on the Yellow-legged Green Pigeon in India. The prevalence, intensity of infestation, range of infestation, and nature of the antennal sensilla of these 2 species on 12 of these pigeons have also been recorded.

Keywords

Phthiraptera, Mallophaga, Ischnocera, Yellow-legged Green Pigeon lice, Coloceras, Columbicola

First Page

618

Last Page

621

Recommended Citation

AHMAD, AFTAB; ARYA, GAURAV; BANSAL, NAYANCI; SYCHRA, OLDRICH; and SAXENA, ARUN KUMAR (2012) "A note on phthirapteran ectoparasites infesting Yellow-legged Green Pigeon Treron phoenicoptera (Columbiformes: Columbidae)," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 36: No. 6, Article 6. https://doi.org/10.3906/vet-1104-10
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol36/iss6/6