Table 1.

Descriptive statistics of the louse infestation of the red-footed falcons (Falco vespertinus) by age, louse species, year and sex

Age	Louse species	Year	Sex	Infected	Hosts	Prevalence	Mean abundance	Median abundance	Mean intensity	Median intensity	Variance/mean
Nestlings	C. subzerafae	2012	Male	34	42	81%	5.5	3	6.7	5	8.6
			Female	41	51	80%	5.9	5	7.4	7	6.9
			All	75	95	79%	5.6	4	7.1	6	7.7
		2014	Male	14	38	37%	1.1	0	3.0	2	5.3
			Female	15	46	33%	0.9	0	2.7	2	5.1
			All	29	87	33%	1.0	0	2.9	2	5.2
	D. rufa	2012	Male	34	42	81%	3.2	2	4.0	2	3.5
			Female	40	51	78%	2.7	2	3.4	2	3.2
			All	74	95	78%	2.8	2	3.7	2	3.4
		2014	Male	22	38	58%	2.2	1	3.9	2	6.3
			Female	31	46	67%	1.9	2	2.9	2	2.9
			All	53	87	61%	2.0	1	3.3	2	4.6
Adults	C. subzerafae	2014	Male	8	33	24%	4.2	0	17.4	7	55.2
			Female	4	27	15%	0.2	0	1.5	2	1.5
			All	12	60	20%	2.4	0	12.1	4	53.9
	D. rufa		Male	22	33	67%	6.1	1	9.1	4	19.8
			Female	12	27	44%	1.0	0	2.2	2	1.5
			All	34	60	57%	3.8	1	6.7	2	19.1