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. 2013 May 15;2:178–189. doi: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2013.04.005

Table 2.

Haemoparasite results from five target species sampled in two regions of Georgia.

Parasite Bird species No. positive (%)
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) n = 33 Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) n = 58 Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) n = 143 Tufted Titmouse (Baelophus bicolor) n = 51 White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) n = 96
Haemoproteus 0 8 (14)a 55 (39)b 8 (16)a 29 (30)b
Plasmodium 0 3 (5)b 18 (13)a,b 10 (20)a 7 (7)b
Leucocytozoon 0 0 7 (5)b 2 (4)b 15 (16)a
Microfilaria 0 0 2 (1) 1 (2) 6 (6)
Trypanosoma 0 1 (2)b 5 (4)b 8 (16)a 2 (2)b

Different letters, a, b, c and d, indicate significant differences (p < 0.05) in prevalence for the different haemoparasites.