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. 2011 Jun;17(6):1016–1022. doi: 10.3201/eid1706.100880

Table A2. Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1) infection in wild birds, 2004–2007, Thailand*.

Order Common name Species Type of bird No. case(s)/total no. sampled
2004 2005 2006 2007
Anseriformes
Lesser whistling duck
Dendrocygna javanica
Breeding visitor
1/11
0/1
1/42
NS
Ciconiiformes Asian openbill strok Anastomus oscitans Breeding visitor 20/61 7/1,513 6/1,154 NS
Heron Egretta spp. Breeding visitor 1/92 NS 3/303 NS

Pond heron
Ardeola grayii
Breeding visitor
NS
NS
NS
6/12
Columbiformes Rock pigeon Columba livia Resident 17/480 8/1,921 9/1,693 10/2,089
Zebra dove Geopelia striata Resident 1/27 NS NS NS
Emerald dove Chalcophaps indica Resident NS 1/1 NS NS

Dove
Streptopelia spp.
Resident
NS
NS
1/174
NS
Charadriiformes Pheasant-tailed jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus Breeding visitor 1/1 NS NS NS
Brown headed gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus Migratory NS 1/22 NS NS

Kentish plover
Charadrius alexandrinus
Migratory
NS
NS
3/12
NS
Cuculiformes
Common koel
Eudynamys scolopaceus
Resident
NS
NS
1/3
NS
Falconiformes
Black kite
Milvus migrans
Breeding visitor
NS
1/8
NS
NS
Galliformes Green peafowl Pavo muticus Resident 1/8 4/19 NS NS
Jones silver pheasant Lophura nycthemera jonesi Resident 4/4 3/42 NS NS
Golden pheasant Chrysolophus pictus Resident 1/1 1/15 NS NS
Crested partridge Rollulus rouloul Resident 2/3 NS NS NS
Ring necked pheasant Phasianus colchicus Resident 1/1 2/8 NS NS
Lewis silver pheasant Lophura nycthemera nycthemera Resident NS 3/13 NS NS

Kilij pheasant
Lophura leucomelanos
Resident
NS
6/35
NS
NS
Gruiformes White breasted waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus Resident 1/16 NS NS NS

Sarus crane
Grus antigone
Resident
NS
1/12
NS
NS
Passeriformes Streak eared bulbul Pycnonotus blanfordi Resident 3/11 NS NS NS
Europian tree sparrow Passer montanus Resident 1/192 9/1,723 NS 6/654
Large billed crow Corvus macrorhynchos Resident 10/12 NS NS NS
Common myna Acridotheres tristis Resident 6/77 3/372 NS 6/85
Black drongo Dicrurus macrocerus Breeding visitor NS NS 3/6 NS
Asian pied starling Gracupica contra Resident NS NS 3/19 1/23
White vented myna Acridotheres grandis Resident NS NS NS 4/91
Scaly breasted munia Lonchura phuctulata Resident NS NS NS 1/23

Plain backed sparrow
Passer flaveolus
Resident
NS
NS
NS
1/4
Piciformes
Great barbet
Megalaima virens
Resident
NS
1/2
NS
NS
Psittaciformes Cockatoo Psittacus novaehollandiae Resident 1/5 NS NS NS

Blossom headed parakeet
Psittacula roseate
Resident
NS
3/4
NS
NS
Struthioniformes Ostrich Struthio camelus Resident 1/69 NS NS NS

*NS, not sampled.