Table 4.
WNV and USUV positive neutralization assay results (positives highlighted in bold) from wild bird serum samples in 2014.
| Order | Common Name | Scientific Name | Migration Pattern | No. Samples Tested | WNV Pos. (ND50) | USUV Pos. (ND50) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passeriformes | Eurasian Blackbird | Turdus merula | R, P | 19 | 1 (20), 1 (40) | 1 (640), 1 (15) |
| Eurasian Magpie | Pica pica | R | 2 | 1 (10) | 0 | |
| Typical Warbler | Sylvia sp. | L | 1 | 1 (10) | 1 (10) | |
| Hooded Crow | Corvus cornix | R, P | 12 | 1 (10) | 0 | |
| Accipitriformes | Griffon Vulture | Gyps fulvus | zoo bird | 2 | 1 (30) | 1 (10) |
| Northern Goshawk | Accipiter gentilis | R, P | 10 | 4 (10) | 0 | |
| Common Buzzard | Buteo buteo | R, P, S | 31 | 2 (10), 2 (15), 1 (20) | 0 | |
| Western Marsh Harrier | Circus aeruginosus | L | 3 | 1 (240) | 1 (15) | |
| Red Kite | Milvus milvus | (R), S | 2 | 2 (15) | 0 | |
| White-tailed Eagle | Haliaeetus albicilla | R, P | 6 | 1 (240) | 1 (120) | |
| Eurasian Sparrowhawk | Accipiter nisus | R, P, S | 9 | 1 (10) | 0 | |
| Falconiformes | European Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus | R, P, S | 11 | 1 (10) | 0 |
| Strigiformes | Eurasian Tawny Owl | Strix aluco | R | 5 | 1 (10) | 0 |
| Columbiformes | Common Wood Pigeon | Columba palumbus | R, P, S | 13 | 1 (15) | 0 |
| City Pigeon | Columba livia f. domestica | R, (P) | 21 | 1 (10), 1 (15) | 1 (10), 1 (20), 1 (15) | |
| Anseriformes | Egyptian Goose | Alopochen aegyptiacus | zoo bird | 2 | 1 (10) | 0 |
| Gruiformes | Eurasian Coot | Fulica atra | P, S | 1 | 1 (15) | 0 |
| Total | 248 | 22 | 3 |
R = resident species, P = partial migrant, S = short distance migrant, L = long distance migrant.