Table 1.
Prevalence of Haemoproteus and Plasmodium infections of owls in Thailand during September 2012–February 2018.
| Bird species | No. examined | Haemoproteus | Plasmodium | H–Pa | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian barred Owlet (ABO, Glaucidium cuculoides) | 27 | 2 (7.4)b | 8 (29.6) | 0 | 10 (37.0) |
| Barn owl (BO, Tyto alba) | 63 | 13 (20.6) | 2 (3.2) | 0 | 15 (23.8) |
| Collared scops-owl (CSO, Otus lettia) | 37 | 19 (51.4) | 1 (2.7) | 0 | 20 (54.1) |
| Spotted owlet (SO, Athene brama) | 27 | 4 (14.8) | 1 (3.7) | 0 | 5 (18.5) |
| Barred eagle-owl (BEO, Bubo sumatranus) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Buffy fish owl (BFO, Ketupa ketupu) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brown hawk owl (BHO, Ninox scutulata) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Brown wood owl (BWO, Strix leptogrammica) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oriental bay-owl (OBO, Phodilus badius) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oriental scops-owl (OSO, Otus sunia) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Short-eared owl (SEO, Asio flammeus) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spot-bellied eagle-owl (SBEO, Bubo nipalensis) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Grand total | 167 | 41 (24.6) | 15 (9.0) | 1 (0.6) | 57 (34.1) |
a
Haemoproteus-Plasmodium co-infection.
b
Number of infected individuals are given, followed by prevalence data (in parentheses, percentage).