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. 2012 Feb 28;7(2):e32604. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0032604

Table 1. Number of dead birds analyzed for Usutu virus infection by real-time RT-PCR (time period June to November 2011).

Order Common name Scientific name Migration pattern* Housing USUV RNA positive/tested (% positive)
Passeriformes Blackbird Turdus merula R, P Wild 72/148 (48%)
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris R, P, S Wild 3/17 (17%)
Canary Serinus canaria domestica - Captive 2/5 (40%)
House Sparrow Passer domesticus R Wild 1/1 (100%)
European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris R, P, M Wild 0/10
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris S Wild 0/6
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla M Wild 0/6
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos M Wild 0/6
European Robin Erithacus rubecula P Wild 0/4
Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius R, P Wild 0/3
Blue Tit Parus caeruleus R Wild 0/2
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella R, P, S Wild 0/1
Carrion Crow Corvus corone R, P Wild 0/1
Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos L Wild 0/1
Galliformes Grey Partridge Perdix perdix R Wild 0/2
Piciformes Green Woodpecker Picus viridis R Wiild 0/1
Strigiformes Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa - Captive 6/6 (100%)
Coraciiformes Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis R, P, M Wild 2/2 (100%)
Sphenisciformes Humboldt Penguin Spheniscus humboldti - Captive 0/1
TOTAL 86/223 (38%)

*R = resident, P = partial, S = short distance, M = migratory, L = long distance.