Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Mite-filled cyst on a Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) in Florida, USA.
- Journal:
- Journal of wildlife diseases
- Year:
- 2010
- Authors:
- Spalding, Marilyn G et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathology · United States
Abstract
A large, partly pedunculated mass on the scapular area of a wild-caught captive Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) consisted of a multiloculated keratin cyst inhabited by a new species of harpirhynchid mite (Harpirhynchus quasimodo). The mass did not interfere with flight or behavior. This is the first record of such an infestation of cowbirds in Florida.
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