Table 2.
Detection of WNV infections in different bird species in 2018 and 2019.
| Bird Species | Scientific Name | Housing | Number of WNV-Infected Birds |
Affected Federal States * |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurasian Blackbird | Turdus merula | wild | 3 | ST, MV |
| Andean Flamingo | Phoenicoparrus andinus | captive | 1 | BE |
| Great Grey Owl | Strix nebulosa | captive | 6 | SN, ST, BY |
| Unspecified buzzard | Buteo sp. | wild | 1 | ST |
| Blue Tit | Parus caeruleus | wild | 3 | SN, ST |
| Chilean Flamingo | Phoenicopterus chilensis | captive | 6 | BE, SN |
| Eurasian Jay | Garrulus glandarius | wild | 1 | BB |
| Coconut Lorikeet | Trichoglossus haematodus | captive | 1 | ST |
| Scarlet-chested Parrot | Neophema splendida | captive | 1 | SN |
| Eurasian Golden Plover | Pluvialis apricaria | wild | 1 | SN |
| Northern Goshawk | Accipiter gentilis | wild/captive | 19 | BB, BE, SN, ST |
| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | wild | 4 | SN, ST |
| Dunnock | Prunella modularis | wild | 1 | HH |
| Humboldt-Penguin | Spheniscus humboldti | captive | 1 | BB |
| Inka-Tern | Larosterna inca | captive | 1 | BE |
| Black-tailed Gull | Larus crassirostris | captive | 8 | BE |
| Kagu | Rhynochetos jubatus | captive | 1 | BE |
| Domestic Canary | Serinus canaria forma domestica | captive | 2 | SN |
| Great Tit | Parus major | wild | 3 | SN |
| American Flamingo | Phoenicopterus ruber | captive | 3 | BE |
| Hooded Crow | Corvus corone cornix | wild | 1 | BE |
| Unspecified pelican | Pelecanus sp. | captive | 1 | ST |
| Javan Pond Heron | Ardeola speciosa | captive | 1 | BE |
| Common Wood Pigeon | Columba palumbus | wild | 1 | BE |
| Snowy Owl | Bubo scandiacus | captive | 8 | BE, ST |
| Chinese Merganser | Mergus squamatus | captive | 1 | BE |
| Swift Parrot | Lathamus discolor | captive | 1 | SN |
| Little Owl | Athene noctua | wild | 2 | BB |
| European Goldfinch | Carduelis carduelis | captive | 1 | SN |
| Eurasian Eagle-Owl | Bubo bubo | wild | 1 | SN |
| Tawny Owl | Strix aluco | wild | 1 | ST |
| White Eared Pheasant | Crossoptilon crossoptilon | captive | 2 | BE |
* abbreviations as in Table 1.