Table 2 Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon lineages isolated from raptors in rehabilitation facilities in Iran
Host order | Host species | Common name | Host residency (Iran) | Sampling sites (n) | Mic. Hae.1 | Haemoproteus lineages (no.) | Mic. Leu.1 | Leucocytozoon lineages (no.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Accipitriformes | Accipiter badius | Shikra | NA | R (8) | 1 | hACCBAD02 (1) | 0 | – |
Aquila chrysaetos | Golden eagle |  +  | R (1), G (1) | 0 | – | 0 | – | |
Aquila rapax | Tawny eagle |  +  | R (1), G (4) | 2 | – | 0 | – | |
Buteo buteo | Eurasian buzzard |  +  | R (15), G (6) | 5 | hBUTBUT04 (2)2 hBUTBUT05 (1) hBUTBUT06 (1) | 0 | lATN01 (1) lMULVIS01 (1) lBUBT03 (1)2 | |
Circus aeruginosus | Western marsh harrier |  +  | G (2) | 1 | hCIAE04 (1) | 0 | – | |
Haliaeetus albicilla | White-tailed eagle |  +  | G (1) | 0 | – | 0 | lCIAE02 (1) | |
Milvus migrans | Black kite | NA | G (1) | 1 | hMILMIG01 (1) | 0 | – | |
Neophron percnopterus | Egyptian vulture | NA | G (1) | 0 | – | 0 | – | |
Falconiformes | Falco tinnuculus | Common kestrel |  +  | R (12), G (3) | 3 | hFALTIN01 (1) hLK03 (4) | 0 | – |
Falco subbuteo | Eurasian hobby | NA | R (1) | 1 | hFALSUB02 (1) | 0 | – | |
Strigiformes | Athene noctua | Little owl |  +  | R (3) | 0 | hTYTAL04 (1) hLK03 (1) | 1 | lATN01 (1) |
Bubo bubo | Eurasian eagle-owl |  +  | R (1) | 0 | – | 1 | lBUBO05 (1) | |
Otus scops | Eurasian scops owl | NA | R (1) | 1 | hOTSCO07 (1) | 0 | – | |
Total (percentage) | 62 | 15 (24.1%) | 16 (25.8%) | 2 (3.22%) | 6 (9.67%) | |||