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. 2015 Jul 31;10(7):e0134375. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0134375

Table 5. Bird species represented in mosquito bloodmeals.

Birds represented in mosquito bloodmeal Mosquito species Study site GenBank Accession (% identity; e-value)
Weaver bird (Ploceus baglaflecht reichnowi) Cx. naivei (2) Mfangano AY283898 (97% 16S; 9e-76)
An. gambiae (1) Logumgum
Ae. metalicus (1) Chamaunga
An. funestus (1) Chamaunga
Weaver bird (Family: Ploceidae) Cx. pipiens(1) Luanda Nyamasare AY283898 (96% 16S; 9e-76)
Cx. pipiens (1) Kokwa
An. coustani (3) Kokwa
Ma. uniformis (1) Logumgum
Blackbird (Family: Icteridae) Ma. uniformis (1) Logumgum JX516070 (94% 16S; 4e-54)
Ma. africana (1) Logumgum
Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Mm. splendens (2) Mbita AB042382 (99% 16S; 7e-82)
Blue-naped mousebird (Urocolius macrourus) Cx. vansomereni (1) Mbita AF173589 (99% 16S; 3e-90)
Cx. pipiens(1) Mbita
Cx. univittatus (3) Luanda Nyamasare, Chamaunga
Ma. uniformis (1) Rusinga
Cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) Cx. poicilipes (2) Chamaunga KJ190945 (99% 16S; 1e-890)
Ad. africana (1) Logumgum
Chicken (Gallus gallus) Ma. uniformis (1) Mbita AY236430 (100% 16S; 2e-82)
Cx. vansomereni (1) Mbita
Cx. pipiens(8) Luanda Nyamasare, Mfangano, Kampi ya Samaki, Kokwa
Cx. naivei (2) Mfangano
An. coustani (6) Mfangano, Kokwa, Logumgum
Ma. africana (8) Mfangano, Kampi ya Samaki, Salabani, Logumgum
Ae. hirsutus (2) Mfangano
Ae. metalicus (1) Mfangano
Ma. uniformis (6) Rusinga, Kampi ya Samaki, Salabani, Mbita
An. gambiae (1) Kampi ya Samaki
Ae. aegypti (1) Salabani
Cx. univittatus (1) Logumgum
Cx. poicilipes(1) Ruko
Pheasant (Subfamily: Phasianinae) Ma. uniformis (3) Kokwa EU165707 (92% 16S; 2e-51)
Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) Ma. uniformis Salabani KJ190947 (100% 16S; 2e-77)
Cx. poicilipes (3) Salabani
Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) Cx. univittatus (1) Kampi ya Samaki EU755254 (100% 16S; 2e-81)
Ma. uniformis (2) Mbita, Chamaunga
An. coustani (2) Rusinga
Passerine bird (Order: Passeriformes) Cx. naivei (1) Mfangano KM078809 (96%; 2e-71)
Cx. coustani (1) Chamaunga
Cx. univittatus(1) Logumgum
Cx. univittatus (1) Logumgum
Passerine bird (Order: Passeriformes) Cx. naivei (1) Mfangano FJ465224 (94%; 6e-68)
Cx. pipiens (1) Mbita
Ma. uniformis (1) Chamaunga
Dove (Family: Columbidae) Cx. univittatus (3) Ruko, Mbita KC984248 (96% 16S; 5e-86)
Ma. africana (1) Ruko
An. coustani (2) Ruko
Crow (Family: Corvidae) Cx. univittatus (1) Salabani AF171067 (91% cyt b, 1e-112)