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. 2009 Sep 9;4(9):e6926. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0006926

Table 2. Prevalence of H5N1 virus in wild birds in 14 provinces of China.

Order Common name Species Sampled (n) Positive (n) Rate (%)
Anseriformes Ducks 6 species
Common Teal (Anas crecca) 161 5 3.11
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 458 20 4.37
Pintail (Anas acuta) 487 20 4.11
Red-crested Pochard (Rhodonessa rufina) 68 2 2.94
Ruddy Shel Duck (Tadorna ferruginea) 329 5 1.52
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) 524 9 1.72
Geese 2 species
Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus) 675 13 1.93
Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus) 143 3 2.10
Swans 1 species
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) 223 8 3.59
Charadriiformes Curlews 1 species
Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata) 746 3 0.40
Columbiformes Pigeons 1 species
Rock Dove (Columba livia) 571 6 1.05
Lariformes Gulls 3 species
Brown-headed Gull (Larus brunnicephalus) 670 16 2.39
Pallas's Gull (Larus ichthyaetus) 507 6 1.18
Slaty-backed Gull (Larus schistisagus) 298 1 0.34
Passeriformes Bulbul 1 species
Madagascar Bulbul (Hypsipetes leucocephalus) 385 2 0.52
Finchs 1 species
Plain Mountain Finch(Leucosticte nemoricola) 209 1 0.48
Fulvettas 1 species
Grey-cheeked Fulvetta (Alcippe morrisonia) 285 2 0.70
Larks 1 species
Eurasian Sky lark(Alauda arvensis) 114 1 0.88
Thrushs 1 species
Scaly Thrush (Zoothera dauma) 273 2 0.73
Tits 1 species
Green-backed Tit (Parus monticolus) 166 1 0.6
Sparrows 2 species
Rock Petronia (Petronia petronia) 244 1 0.41
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 1,376 15 1.09
Yuhinas 1 species
White-collared Yuhina (Yuhina diademata) 354 1 0.28
Pelecaniformes Cormorants 1 species
Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) 347 6 1.73