Table 1. Wild bird species from which oropharyngeal swabs and fecal samples were collected and screened for coronavirus RNA, England.
Taxonomic family | Common name | Latin name | No. birds screened |
---|---|---|---|
Sulidae |
Northern gannet |
Morus bassanus
|
1 |
Phalacrocoracidae |
Great cormorant |
Phalacrocorax carbo
|
2 |
Ardeidae |
Grey heron |
Ardea cinerea
|
35 |
Anatidae | Whooper swan | Cygnus cygnus | 55 |
Mute swan | Cygnus olor | 25 | |
Pink-footed goose | Anser brachyrhynchus | 3 | |
Greylag goose | Anser anser | 1 | |
Canada goose | Branta canadensis | 1 | |
Brent goose | Branta bernicla | 7 | |
Common shelduck | Tadorna tadorna | 2 | |
Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | 34 | |
Northern pintail | Anas acuta | 9 | |
Northern shoveler | Anas clypeata | 1 | |
Eurasian wigeon | Anas penelope | 33 | |
Common teal | Anas crecca | 18 | |
|
Common pochard |
Aythya ferina
|
10 |
Accipitridae |
Eurasian sparrowhawk |
Accipiter nisus
|
4 |
Falconidae |
Common kestrel |
Falco tinnunculus
|
1 |
Rallidae | Common moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | 1 |
|
Common coot |
Fulica atra
|
13 |
Haematopodidae |
Eurasian oystercatcher |
Haematopus ostralegus
|
42 |
Charadriidae |
Ringed plover |
Charadrius hiaticula
|
5 |
Scolopacidae | Dunlin | Calidris alpina | 8 |
Sanderling | Calidris alba | 8 | |
Red knot | Calidris canutus | 14 | |
Ruddy turnstone | Arenaria interpres | 26 | |
Common redshank | Tringa totanus | 3 | |
|
Eurasian woodcock |
Scolopax rusticola
|
3 |
Laridae | Black-headed gull | Larus ridibundus | 7 |
Herring gull | Larus argentatus | 15 | |
Great black-backed gull | Larus marinus | 1 | |
|
Lesser black-backed gull |
Larus fuscus
|
2 |
Sternidae |
Common tern |
Sterna hirundo
|
25 |
Alcidae |
Common guillemot |
Uria aalge
|
1 |
Columbidae | Rock dove | Columba livia | 2 |
|
Eurasian collared dove |
Streptopelia decaocto
|
5 |
Tytonidae |
Barn owl |
Tyto alba
|
4 |
Prunellidae |
Dunnock/Hedge accentor |
Prunellla modularis
|
1 |
Turdidae |
Northern wheatear |
Oenanthe oenanthe
|
2 |
Passeridae |
House sparrow |
Passer domesticus
|
4 |
Fringillidae | European greenfinch | Carduelis chloris | 2 |
Eurasian siskin | Carduelis spinus | 5 |