Department of Avian Medicine and Zootechnics, College of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Av. Universidad 3000, UNAM, C.U., 045510 Mexico City, Mexico.
Center for Research, Teaching, and Extension in Poultry Production. College of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico.
Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports. 2020 Dec;22:100480. doi: 10.1016/j.vprsr.2020.100480. Epub 2020 Oct 7.
The report presented herein documents the finding of mites in the nares of a Merlin (Falco columbarius) (Linnaeus, 1758; Falconiformes: Falconidae) during its capture for identification and ringing at the conservation reserve area in the municipality of Cansaburro, state of Veracruz, Mexico.The mites were collected from the nostril of the bird and identified as Boydaia falconis (Fain, 1956; Trombidiformes: Ereynetidae: Speleognathinae). There are few records of nasal mites in Faconiforms in North America. This is the first report of Boydaia falconis in falconiform hosts from Mexico. Further study is required on these mites to aid in our understanding of the biology, ecology and symbiotic relationships of speleognathine nasal mites.
本报告记录了在墨西哥韦拉克鲁斯州 Cansaburro 市的自然保护区,对一只游隼(Falco columbarius)(林奈,1758;隼形目:隼科)进行识别和标记时,从其鼻腔中发现螨虫的情况。这些螨虫是从鸟的鼻孔中采集的,并被鉴定为 Boydaia falconis(费恩,1956;蜱螨目:Ereynetidae:Speleognathinae)。在北美的隼形目动物中,关于鼻腔螨虫的记录很少。这是首次在墨西哥的隼形目宿主中报告 Boydaia falconis。需要对这些螨虫进行进一步研究,以帮助我们了解 Speleognathinae 鼻腔螨虫的生物学、生态学和共生关系。