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The helminth fauna of the red-crested cardinal (Paroaria coronata) Passeriformes: Emberizidae in Brazil

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With the objective of identifying the helminths of Paroaria coronata, 40 birds were necropsied, and their organs and contents were examined. The parasites were preserved in 70ºGL alcohol and prepared for identification using standard techniques. The helminth fauna found in P. coronata were Aproctella carinii, Dispharynx nasuta, Capillaria sp., Diplotriaena sp., Tanaisia oviaspera, Tanaisia valida, Tanaisia sp., Prosthogonimus ovatus, Orthoskrjabinia sp., and Mediorhynchus sp., with Nematoda being most represented, occurring in 22.5% of the birds. Besides being the first record of these helminths in P. coronata, this work also extends the area of occurrence of Orthoskrjabinia sp. for Brazil and of A. carinii, Diplotriaena sp., T. oviaspera, T. valida, and Mediorhynchus sp. for the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

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We are grateful to NURFS-CETAS/UFPel and to the researchers Rosa M. M. Paulsen, Neila Morais, and Eduardo Rickes for sending the material. Also, thanks to the Programa de PósGraduação em Parasitologia da UFPel for supporting this research.

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    Carolina S. Mascarenhas, Cristiane Krüger & Gertrud Müller

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Mascarenhas, C.S., Krüger, C. & Müller, G. The helminth fauna of the red-crested cardinal (Paroaria coronata) Passeriformes: Emberizidae in Brazil. Parasitol Res 105, 1359–1363 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-009-1569-8

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