Parasitismo gastrointestinal en tiuque común Milvago chimango chimango (Vieillot, 1816) (Falconidae, Aves) en Ñuble, Chile

Abstract

The parasitic fauna of 21 Chimango caracaras (Milvago c. chimango) from Chillán city (36° 34' S- 72° 06' W) was analyzed. Three species of Nematoda (prevalences between parentheses) are reported: Porrocaecum depressum (Ascarididae) (38.1 ± 10.6%), Cyrnea (Procyrnea) spinosa (Habronematidae) (52.4 ± 10.9%) and Capillaria tenuissima (Capillariidae) (71.4 ± 9.9%). No species of Trematoda, Cestoda, Protozoa or Trichinella were reported. No histologic injury atributed to gastrointestinal parasites was observed. © 2006 Sociedad Chilena de Parasitolog. Organo Oficial de la Federación Latinoamericana de Parasitólogos.