1Faculty of Health Sciences, Van Yuzuncu Yil University, 65080, Van, Turkey
2Department of Plant and Animal Production, Qolemerik Vocational School, Hakkari University, 30100, Hakkari, Turkey
3Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Van Yuzuncu Yil University, 65080, Van, Turkey
*Corresponding Author: Ali Bilgin Yilmaz, Faculty of Health Sciences, Van Yuzuncu Yil University, 65080, Van, Turkey, Email: alibilginyilmaz@yyu.edu.tr
Online Published on 15 July, 2022.
The present study was conducted to identify the lice species in birds that were struck and injured or killed by motor vehicles along the highway surrounding Lake Van, which is located between Van and Bitlis provinces in Turkey.
The bird feathers were inspected using a macroscope. The isolated lice were placed in tubes containing 70% alcohol and were made translucent by 10% KOH. They were then glued using Canadian balsam and identified under light microscopy.
Of the 102 birds collected, 40 (40.8%) birds were infested with at least one louse species. In infested birds, 14 individual lice from 11 species were identified. Of these, Coloceras damicorne (Nitzsch, 1866), Columbicola claviformis (Denny, 1842), Ricinus serratus (Uchida, 1926), Philopterus coarctatus (Scopoli, 1763), Upupicola upupae (Schrank, 1803) were identified in birds for the first time in Turkey.
Chewing louse species, Lake Van, New records, Parasite, Wild birds
