Helminths of California quail (Callipepla californica) and mountain quail (Oreortyx pictus) in western Oregon

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

Moore, Janice; Freehling, Michael; Platenberg, Renata; Measures, Lena; Crawford, John A.

Source:

Journal of Wildlife Diseases, Volume 25, Issue 3, p.422-424 (1989)

Call Number:

A89MOO02IDUS

URL:

http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.7589/0090-3558-25.3.422

Keywords:

California Quail, Callipepla californica, cestodes, gastrointestinal helminths, Mountain Quail, nematodes, Oreortyx pictus

Abstract:

Eighty California quail (Callipepla californica), collected from the E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area near Monmouth, Oregon (USA), during a 22-month period, were examined for gastrointestinal helminths. Eight birds were infected with three species of nematodes, Heterakis isolonche, Dispharynx nasuta, and Capillaria sp., and two species of cestodes, Rhabdometra odiosa and Davainea sp. Except for D. nasuta, prevalence did not exceed 5% despite mesic conditions in the collection area. Two mountain quail (Oreortyx pictus) were collected from Lane County, Oregon (USA), near Blue River Reservoir; both were infected with the nematode Trichostrongylus tenuis.