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. 2023 Jun 5;9(6):mgen001031. doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.001031

Table 2.

Prevalence of C. jejuni in different bird species

Bird characteristics: migration: S, sedentary, M, migratory; social behaviour: S, solitary, Gr, gregarious; diet: C, carnivore, H, herbivore, O, omnivore; feeding: A, air, F, foliage, G, ground, T, tree, W, water. Light grey lines represent species with fewer than five samples.

Order

Family

Common name

Latin name

Migration

Social behaviour

Diet

Feeding

No. of samples

No. of positive samples (%)

Accipitriformes

Accipitridae

Common buzzard

Buteo buteo

S

S

C

G

4

1(25)

Anseriformes

Anatidae

Duck

Anas

M

Gr

O

G W

10

1 (10)

Swan

Cygnus

M

Gr

O

G W

21

1 (5)

Goose

Anser

M

Gr

H

G

18

0

Egyptian goose

Alopochen aegyptiacus

S

Gr

H

G

25

3 (12)

Canada goose

Branta canadensis

M

Gr

H

G W

1

0

Snow goose

Chen caerulescens

M

Gr

H

G

1

0

Apodiformes

Apodidae

Common swift

Apus apus

M

Gr

C

A

20

3 (15)

Columbiformes

Columbidae

Pigeon

Columba

S

Gr

H

G

27

1 (4)

Coraciiforms

Alcedinidae

Common kingfisher

Alcedo athis

S

S

C

w

1

0

Falconiformes

Falconidae

Falcon

Falco

S

S

C

G

17

4 (24)

Passeriformes

Acrocephalus

Reed warbler

Acreocephalus scirpaceus

M

S

C

G

1

0

Aegithalidae

Long-tailed tit

Aegithalos caudatus

S

Gr

C

G

1

0

Carduelinae

Eurasian bullfinch

Pyrrhula pyrrhula

S

S

H

T

1

0

Certhiidae

Short-toed treecreeper

Certhia brachydactyla

S

S

C

T

1

0

Corvidae

Western jackdaw

Corvus monedula

S

Gr

O

G

20

17 (85)

Carrion crow

Corvus corone

S

Gr

O

G

27

20 (74)

Eurasian magpie

Pica pica

S

Gr

O

G

17

11 (65)

Eurasian jay

Garrulus glandarius

S

S

O

G

2

1 (50)

Emberizidae

Yellowhammer

Emberiza citrinella

M

Gr

H

G

11

4 (36)

Common reed bunting

Emberiza schoeniclus

S

Gr

O

T

6

0

Fringillidae

Common chaffinch

Fringilla coelebs

S

Gr

O

G

4

1 (25)

European greenfinch

Chloris chloris

S

Gr

H

G

4

0

Hawfinch

Coccothraustes coccothraustes

s

S

H

T

2

0

Linnet

Linaria

S

S

H

G

1

0

Hirundinidae

Swallow

Hirundo

M

Gr

C

A

7

0

Motacillidae

White wagtail

Motacilla alba

M

Gr

C

T

1

0

Muscicapidae

European robin

Erithacus rubecula

S

S

C

A

8

0

Paridae

Great tit

Parus major

S

Gr

C

F

10

1 (10)

Eurasian blue tit

Cyanistes caeruleus

S

Gr

C

T

12

0

Passeridae

Sparrow

Passer

S

Gr

O

G

5

0

Phylloscopidae

Common chiffchaff

Phylloscopus collybita

M

S

C

G T

2

0

Prunellidae

Dunnock

Prunella modularis

S

S

C

G

11

1 (9)

Remizidae

Eurasian penduline tit

Remix pendulinis

M

Gr

C

T

1

0

Sittidae

Nuthatch

Sitta

S

S

C

T

2

0

Sturnidae

Starling

Sturnus

S

Gr

O

G

8

2(25)

Sylviidae

Eurasian blackcap

Sylvia atricapilla

M

S

O

F

12

7 (58)

Turdidae

Common blackbird

Turdus merula

S

Gr

O

G

26

16 (62)

Pelecaniformes

Ardeidae

Grey heron

Ardea cinerea

S

Gr

C

w

1

0

Piciformes

Picidae

Great spotted woodpecker

Dendrocopos major

S

S

O

T

9

1 (11)

European green woodpecker

Picus viridis

S

S

C

G

1

0

Strigiformes

Strigidae

Long-eared owl

Asio otus

S

Gr

C

G

3

1 (33)

Total:

95 % CI

362

97 (27)

22–31