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. 2016 Dec 8;15:589. doi: 10.1186/s12936-016-1643-5

Table 1.

Number of mosquitoes with blood meals from different avian and mammal host species

Pipiens from Molestus form Hybrids Total
Alectoris rufa 1 1 2
Anas crecca 1 1
Anthus pratensis 1 1
Ardeola ralloides 1 1
Asio otus 1 1
Bubulcus ibis 1 1
Burhinus oedicnemus 1 1
Carduelis chloris 2 2
Columba livia 1 1
Galerida cristata 1 1
Gallus gallus 3 5 4 12
Hippolais polyglotta 1 1
Ixobrychus minutus 1 1
Larus ridibundus 1 1
Nycticorax nycticorax 1 1
Passer domesticus 6 (1) 8 (1) 9 23
Streptopelia decaocto 1 5 2 8
Sturnus sp. 3 1 (1) 4
Sylvia melanocephala 2 (1) 2 1 5
Sylvia sp. 2 2
Turdus merula 5 (3) 3 2 10
Total birds 24 32 24 80
Bos taurus 2 2
Canis lupus familiaris 5 6 10 (1) 21
Equus caballus 1 2 3
Felis silvestris 1 1 2
Homo sapiens 2 3 1 6
Lepus granatensis 1 1
Oryctolagus cuniculus 1 1
Rattus rattus 1 1 2
Rattus sp. 1 1
Sus scrofa 1 1
Total mammals 12 13 15 40
Total 36 45 39 120

The number of mosquitoes carrying parasites is shown between brackets