Table 2.
Avian species analysed for total IgY content in serum or plasma samples
| Order | Family | Species | n | Serum/Plasma |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anseriformes | Anatidae | Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) | 1 | Serum |
| Columbiformes | Columbidae | Rock dove (Columba livia) | 7 | Serum |
| Mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) | 5 | Plasma | ||
| Galliformes | Phasianidae | Domestic chicken (Gallus gallus) | 4 | Serum |
| Passeriformes | Cardinalidae | Indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea) | 5 | Plasma |
| Northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | 5 | Plasma | ||
| Rose-breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) | 5 | Plasma | ||
| Corvidae | American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) | 6 | Serum | |
| Blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) | 5 | Plasma | ||
| Florida scrub jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) | 10 | Plasma | ||
| Emberizidae | Dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis) | 5 | Plasma | |
| Eastern towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) | 5 | Plasma | ||
| Field sparrow (Spizella pusilla) | 5 | Plasma | ||
| White-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) | 6 | Serum, Plasma | ||
| Estrilididae | Java sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora) | 6 | Serum | |
| Zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) | 11 | Plasma | ||
| Fringillidae | Hawai‘i amakihi (Hemignathus virens) | 6 | Serum | |
| American goldfinch (Spinus tristis) | 5 | Plasma | ||
| House finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) | 11 | Serum, Plasma | ||
| Hirundinidae | Cliff swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) | 5 | Serum | |
| Icteridae | Brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) | 5 | Plasma | |
| Common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) | 5 | Plasma | ||
| Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) | 6 | Plasma | ||
| Mimidae | Brown thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) | 5 | Plasma | |
| Grey catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) | 5 | Plasma | ||
| Paridae | Black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) | 5 | Plasma | |
| Tufted titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) | 5 | Plasma | ||
| Parulidae | Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) | 1 | Plasma | |
| Passeridae | House sparrow (Passer domesticus) | 5 | Serum | |
| Sittidae | Red-breasted nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) | 4 | Plasma | |
| White-breasted nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) | 5 | Plasma | ||
| Thraupidae | Red-crested cardinal (Paroaria coronata) | 6 | Serum | |
| Troglodytidae | Carolina wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) | 5 | Plasma | |
| Turdidae | American robin (Turdus migratorius) | 3 | Serum | |
| Eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) | 4 | Plasma | ||
| Hermit thrush (Catharus guttatus) | 1 | Plasma | ||
| Swainson’s thrush (Catharus ustulatus) | 2 | Plasma | ||
| Veery (Catharus fuscescens) | 1 | Plasma | ||
| Wood thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) | 1 | Plasma | ||
| Zosteropidae | Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus) | 6 | Serum | |
| Piciformes | Picidae | Downy woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) | 5 | Plasma |
| Red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) | 5 | Plasma | ||
| Suliformes | Phalacrocoracidae | Double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) | 1 | Serum |