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. 2014 Mar;20(3):491–492. doi: 10.3201/eid2003.130563

Table. Bartonella species detected in birds*.

Bird common name Bird species No. birds positive/no. total Bartonella sp.
House sparrow Passer domesticus 0/28
Boat-tailed grackle Quiscalus major 0/15
Mourning dove Zenaida macroura 0/12
Herring gull† Larus argentatus 0/6
House finch Carpodacus mexicanus 0/5
Blue jay Cyanocitta cristata 0/3
Song sparrow Melospiza melodia 0/2
Northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 0/2
Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos 2/2 B. henselae SA2
European starling Sturnus vulgaris 0/2
Red-winged blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 1/1 B. henselae SA2
Brown thrasher Toxostoma rufum 0/1
Tufted titmouse Baeolophus bicolor 0/1
Red-bellied woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus 1/1 B. koehlerae
Common grackle Quiscalus quiscula 0/1
Common loon† Gavia immer 1/1 B. koehlerae
Red-headed woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus 0/1
Brown pelican† Pelicanus occidentalis 0/1
Collared dove Streptopelia decaocto 0/1

*SA2, San Antonio 2 intergenic spacer region genotype.
†Euthanized.