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Table 4.

Association of selected factors and infection with haemoparasites in wild birds from Georgia.

Factor		n	Parasite species^⁎ No. positive (%)
Factor		n	Haemoproteus	Plasmodium	Leucocytozoon	Microfilaria	Trypanosoma
Season	NonBreeding	261	52 (20)^a	17 (7)^a	13 (5)	7 (3)	5 (2)^a
Season	Breeding	120	48 (40)^b	21 (18)^b	11 (9)	2 (2)	11 (9)^b

Feeding guild	Ground	129	29 (23)^a,b	7 (5)^a	15 (12)^a	6 (5)	2 (2)^a
	Low-middle	201	63 (31)^b	21 (11)^a,b	7 (4)^b	2 (1)	6 (3)^a
	Middle-upper	51	8 (16)^a	10 (20)^b	2 (4)^b	1 (2)	8 (16)^b

Migration status	Resident	225	63 (28)	27 (12)	9 (4)^a	3 (1)	13 (6)
Migration status	Migrant	154	27 (24)	10 (7)	15 (10)^b	6 (4)	2 (2)

Location	North	244	57 (23)	21 (9)	18 (7)	7 (3)	15 (6)^a
Location	South	137	43 (31)	17 (12)	6 (4)	2 (2)	1 (1)^b

^⁎

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