Table 2 Birds infested by Rickettsia spp.-infected ticks
Bird species | No. Rickettsia spp. infected ticks (total no. of ticks)/No. birds carrying ticks infected with Rickettsia spp. (No. birds carrying ticks) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | 2010 | Total number included in study | |||||||||
Latin name | Common name | Antikythira | Capri | Antikythira | Capri | ||||||
Ticks | Birds | Ticks | Birds | Ticks | Birds | Ticks | Birds | Ticks | Birds | ||
Acrocephalus arundinaceus | Great Reed Warbler | 81 (11) | 2 (3) | 11 | 197 | ||||||
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus | Sedge Warbler | 102 (16) | 5 (6) | 15 (23) | 4 (7) | 39 | 459 | ||||
Acrocephalus scirpaceus | Reed Warbler | 3 (4) | 1 (1) | 0 (2) | 0 (1) | 6 | 24 | ||||
Anthus trivialis | Tree Pipit | 1 (4) | 1 (4) | 3 (7) | 23 (3) | 2 (5) | 2 (5) | 16 | 406 | ||
Caprimulgus europaeus | Eurasian Nightjar | 2 (2) | 1 (1) | 2 | 25 | ||||||
Carduelis chloris | European Greenfinch | 14 (4) | 1 (1) | 4 | 21 | ||||||
Carduelis spinus | Siskin | 15 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 | 3 | ||||||
Erithacus rubecula | European Robin | 2 (4) | 1 (1) | 0 (12) | 0 (6) | 16 | 127 | ||||
Fidecula albicollis | Collard Flycatcher | 3 (3) | 1 (1) | 0 (3) | 0 (2) | 6 | 174 | ||||
Fidecula hypoleuca* | European Pied Flycatcher | 2 (7) | 2 (7) | 20 (44) | 15 (31) | 0 (8) | 0 (4) | 56 (31) | 4 (22) | 59 | 2008 |
Hippolais icterina* | Icterine Warbler | 2 (3) | 1 (2*) | 1 (1*) | 1 (1*) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 0 (2) | 0 (1) | 7 | 475 |
Hippolais pallida | Olivaceous Warbler | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 2 | 46 | ||||
Lanius senator | Woodchat Shrike | 20 (25) | 4 (5) | 3 (3) | 2 (2) | 12 ± 1 (25) | 8 (11) | 53 | 122 | ||
Luscinia megarhynchos | Common Nightingale | 12 (15) | 3 (6*) | 0 (1) | 0 (1) | 11 (20) | 4 (7) | 36 | 319 | ||
Motacilla flava | Yellow Wagtail | 9 (9) | 1 (1) | 1 (2) | 1 (1) | 11 | 9 | ||||
Muscicapa striata | Spotted Flycatcher | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 3 (4) | 3 (4) | 7 | 1187 | ||
Oenanthe oenanthe | Wheatear | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 13 (17) | 4 (4) | 19 | 82 | ||||
Oriolus oriolus* | Golden Oriole | 0 (2) | 0 (2) | 4 (9) | 3 (4) | 37 (6) | 3 (5) | 0 (1) | 0 (1) | 18 | 293 |
Phoenicurus phoenicurus* | Common Redstart | 5 (10) | 3 (6) | 3 (10) | 3 (6) | 108 (24) | 10 (15) | 1 (7) | 1 (4) | 51 | 386 |
Phylloscopus orientalis | Eastern Bonelli's Warbler | 3 (7) | 3 (4) | 7 | 33 | ||||||
Phylloscopus sibilatrix | Wood Warbler | 1 (5) | 1 (4) | 6 (13) | 5 (12) | 2 (5) | 2 (5) | 3 (10) | 3 (9) | 33 | 1238 |
Phylloscopus trochilus | Willow Warbler | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 0 (1) | 0 (1) | 4 | 738 | ||
Saxicola rubetra* | Whinchat | 0 (2) | 0 (2) | 16 (73) | 13 (33) | 1 (3) | 1 (2) | 23 (58) | 14 (34) | 135 | 1472 |
Sylvia borin* | Garden Warbler | 29 (3) | 2 (3) | 0 (3) | 0 (1) | 3 (4) | 3 (4) | 1 (3) | 1 (3) | 13 | 2190 |
Sylvia communis* | Common Whitethroat | 10 (16) | 6 (8) | 43 (70) | 24 (33) | 8 (13) | 6 (9) | 16 (24) | 10 (17) | 123 | 1244 |
Turdus philomelos | Song Thrush | 4 (5) | 1 (1) | 710 (13) | 2 (2) | 18 | 23 | ||||
Upupa epops | Eurasian Hoopoe | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 2 | 18 | ||||||
Unknown species | 0 (1) | 0 (1) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 3 | 3 | |||||
27 species | 88 (137) | 36 (65) | 103 (239) | 72 (130) | 97 ± 1 (200) | 61 (103) | 65 (158) | 40 (100) | 353 ± 1 (734) | 13 322** | |