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Table 2 Summary of tick species and developmental stages according to avian host taxa

From: Investigations of the tick burden on passeriform, water-associated and predatory birds reveal new tick–host associations and habitat-related factors of tick infestation

Hose

Ixodes ricinus

Ixodes frontalis

Haemaphysalis concinna

Other tick species

Order

Sp. code

n = 

L

N

F

L

N

F

L

N

F

L

N

F

Passeriformes

LANCOL2

1

 

1

    

4

     

PARCAE

2

         

Ia(6)

Ia(6)

 

PARMAJ2

57

92

77

 

11

2

1

1

7

 

Ia(15)

Ia(8)

Ia(1)

PANBIA1

6

1

7

          

RIRRIP

4

           

Il(4)

AEGCAU

1

 

3

          

PHYCOL

2

 

1

  

1

       

ACRARU1

16

5

5

    

13

10

    

ACRMEL1

8

2

1

     

5

    

ACRSCH1

43

3

9

   

1

22

42

  

Dr(1)

 

ACRSCI1

50

13

25

  

3

 

14

22

    

ACRRIS1

18

4

9

    

3

14

    

LOCLUS1

50

 

14

    

62

97

   

If(1)

LOCNAE

1

      

14

     

SYLATR2

7

6

1

    

1

2

    

SYLCOM2

2

1

1

          

REGIGN

1

 

1

          

CERFAM

1

1

           

CERBRA

1

1

           

STUVUL

2

 

5

          

TURMER2

16

20

37

 

3

  

1

5

    

TURPIL

1

     

1

      

TURPHI

2

 

5

     

1

    

ERIRUB2

9

5

3

 

1

4

       

LUSSVE1

1

1

           

LUSLUS

1

 

1

          

LUSMEG2

9

7

4

    

6

5

    

PASMON

3

1

1

  

1

       

PRUMOD2

17

8

42

   

1

1

    

If(1)

COCCOC

2

 

2

          

CARCHL

2

1

5

          

EMBSCH1

6

     

1

1

5

    

Falconiformes

FALTIN

1

       

1

    

Accipitriformes

PERAPI

1

       

1

    

AQUHEL

1

       

3

    

CIRAER

1

 

2

    

2

15

    

Pelecaniformes

IXOMIN

1

       

1

    

EGRALB

1

           

Dr(1)

Anseriformes

ANSANS1

3

1

13

          

Galliformes

COTCOT

1

       

1

    

Total

40

352

173

275

 

15

11

5

145

237

 

Ia(21)

Ia(14); Dr(1)

Ia(1); If(2); Il(4); Dr(1)

  1. The third column (n =) shows the numbers of individuals of a bird species that were found tick-infested. Species codes (Additional file 1) of birds typically occurring in reedbed habitats are shown with superscript “1” and those with forest habitats with superscript “2”
  2. L larva, N nymph, F female, sp. species, Ia Ixodes arboricola, If Ixodes festai, Il Ixodes lividus, Dr Dermacentor reticulatus