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Table 2 Host bird species sampled and haemosporidian lineages detected in each host species

From: Sex and nest type influence avian blood parasite prevalence in a high-elevation bird community

Bird species (nest type)

# Sampled individuals

# Plasmodium infections detected

# Haemoproteus infections detected

Molecular lineages (# detected in each species)

American Robin (Turdus migratorius; T)

28

2

11

H_JUHYE03 (1), H_TURDUS2 (3), H_PHYBOR04 (1), H_VIGIL07 (1), H_TUMIG07 (1), H_TUMIG08 (2), H_POEATR01 (1), H_DENADE01 (1), P_LAIRI01 (2)

American Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis; C)

1

0

0

 

Brown Creeper (Certhia americana;C)

7

0

1

H_SISKIN1 (1)

Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerine; G)

2

0

1

H_VIGIL07 (1)

Cordilleran Flycatcher (Empidonax occidentalis; T)

20

1

1

H_PHYBOR04 (1), P_PADOM11 (1)

Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis; G)

31

1

6

H_VIOLI05 (2), H_SISKIN1 (3), H_TURDUS2 (1), P_WW3 (1)

Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa; T)

2

1

1

H_MELCAR01 (1), P_LAIRI01 (1)

Green-tailed Towhee (Pipilo chlorurus; G)

1

0

0

 

Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus; C)

3

0

0

 

Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus; G)

5

0

2

H_JUHYE03 (1), H_TUMIG07 (1)

House Wren (Troglodytes aedon; C)

6

0

1

H_GYMSAL01 (1)

Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii; G)

63

4

13

H_GYMSAL01 (1), H_TURDUS2 (3), H_VIGIL07 (3), H_MELCAR01 (1), H_TUMIG08 (1), H_PHYBOR04 (1), H_DENADE01 (2), H_TUMIG06 (1), P_CATUST06 (1), P_PADOM11 (1), P_WW3 (1), P_BAEBICO2 (1)

MacGillivray's Warbler (Geothlypis tolmiei; G)

6

0

1

H_PHYBOR01 (1)

Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli; C)

22

2

3

H_SISKIN1 (1), H_TURDUS2 (1), H_PHYBOR01 (1), P_WW3 (2)

Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus; C)

5

0

2

H_GYMSAL01 (1), H_ZOCAP08 (1), H_SISKIN1 (1), H_MELCAR01 (1)

Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus; T)

45

1

8

H_TABI10 (1), H_JUHYE03 (1), H_SISKIN1 (2), H_PASILI01 (1), H_TURDUS2 (2), H_MELICAR01 (1), P_PADOM11 (1)

Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis; C)

24

0

3

H_SISKIN1 (2), H_VIGIL07 (1)

Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis; C)

6

0

1

H_TUMIG07 (1)

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula; T)

23

0

5

H_SISKIN1 (1), H_ZOCAP08 (1), H_TURDUS2 (1), H_TUMIG06 (1), H_TUMIG07 (1), H_VIGIL07 (1)

Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor; C)

12

0

2

H_GYMSAL01 (1), H_TUMIG07 (1)

Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus; T)

22

3

14

H_TUMIG07 (2), H_TUPHI01 (2), H_PHYBOR04 (2), H_TUMIG08 (1), H_SETAUD08 (1), H_TABIO2 (1), H_VIGIL07 (2), H_VIGIL01 (1), H_PERCAN07 (2), H_MELCAR01 (1), P_PADOM11 (2), P_BAEBICO2 (1)

White-crowned Sparrow

(Zonotrichia leucophrys; G)

47

2

13

H_SISKIN1 (2), H_TUMIG07 (2), CATUST16 (1), H_PHYBOR04 (1), H_TUMIG06 (1), H_TABIO2 (1), H_MELCAR01 (2), H_TURDUS2 (1), H_VIGIL01 (1), H_DENEDE01 (1), P_MELMEL02 (1), P_GEOTRI09 (1)

Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla; G)

51

5

15

H_TURDUS2 (2), H_PHYBOR04 (2), H_SISKIN1 (1), H_MELCAR01 (2), H_TUMIG07 (1), H_VIGIL07 (2), H_GRBRU02 (1), H_VIGIL01 (1), H_DENADE01 (2), H_LAIRI01 (1), P_CATUST06 (2), P_GEOTRI09 (1), P_GASAN01 (2)

Yellow-rumped warbler (Setophaga coronate; T)

11

2

4

H_TABI10 (2), H_VIGIL07 (2), P_BAEBICO2 (2)

  1. Letters presented in parentheses after each bird species indicate the nesting strategy used by that species. The letter “T” indicates tree nesters, “C” indicates cavity nesters, and “G” indicates ground nesters