Table 4 Avian blood meal host of  Culicoides  biting midges collected by UV-traps (n = 24)
Blood meal host/biting midge species |  Acrocephalus palustris , marsh warbler |  Columba palumbus , common wood pigeon |  Emberiza citrinella , yellow-hammer |  Garrulus glandarius , Eurasian jay |  Passer montanus , Eurasian tree sparrow |  Pica pica , magpie |  Turdus merula , blackbird |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. circumscriptus | - | - | - | - | - | 2 c | 1 c |
C. duddingstoni | - | - | - | 1 b | - | - | - |
C. festivipennis | - | 3 c | - | - | - | - | - |
C. kibunensis | 1 c | 11 c | 1 b | - | - | - | - |
C. pictipennis | - | - | - | - | - | 2c | - |
C. reconditus | - | - | - | - | - | 1 b | - |
C. salinarius | - | - | - | - | 1 a | - | - |
Total | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |