Table 1 Examined birds in this study. Names of orders are capitalized, and names of families are shown in bold.
n birds | Host bird examined taxonomy | Host scientific name | Host vernacular name |
|---|---|---|---|
ACCIPITRIFORMES | |||
Accipitridae | |||
5 | Accipiter nisus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Eurasian sparrowhawk | |
3 | Aquila chrysaetos (Linnaeus, 1758) | Golden eagle | |
1 | Aquila heliaca Savigny, 1809 | Asian imperial eagle | |
3 | Aquila nipalensis Hodgson, 1833 | Steppe eagle | |
1 | Aquila rapax (Temminck, 1828) | Tawny eagle | |
12 | Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) | Buzzard | |
3 | Circus aeruginosus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Eurasian marsh-harrier | |
1 | Gyps fulvus (Hablizl, 1783) | Griffon vulture | |
ANSERIFORMES | |||
Anatidae | |||
1 | Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 | Mallard | |
FALCONIFORMES | |||
Falconidae | |||
12 | Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 | Common kestrel | |
GRUIFORMES | |||
Rallidae | |||
1 | Rallus aquaticus Linnaeus, 1758 | Water rail | |
PELECANIFORMES | |||
Ardeidae | |||
1 | Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 | Gray heron | |
1 | Ixobrychus minutus (Linnaeus, 1766) | Little bittern | |
1 | Botaurus stellaris Linnaeus, 1758 | Great Bittern (Eurasian bittern) | |
PTEROCLIDIFORMES | |||
Pteroclidae | |||
1 | Pterocles orientalis (Linnaeus, 1758) | Black-bellied Sandgrouse | |
PICIFORMES | |||
Picidae | |||
1 | Dendrocopos syriacus (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833) | Syrian woodpecker | |
STRIGIFORMES | |||
Strigidae | |||
2 | Asio otus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Long-eared owl | |
1 | Athene noctua (Scopoli, 1769) | Little owl | |
2 | Bubo bubo (Linnaeus, 1758) | Eagle owl | |
1 | Otus scops (Linnaeus, 1758) | European scops owl | |
Tytonidae | |||
1 | Tyto alba (Scopoli, 1769) | Barn owl |
