Table 2.
Parasite | Bird species⁎ No. positive (%) |
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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.