Psittacine birds (Aves: Psittaciformes) as new hosts of Baruscapillaria obsignata (Nematoda: Capillariidae)

Abstract

The first record of Baruscapillaria obsignata (Capillariidae) in small intestine of three psittacine birds (Barnardius zonarius, Agapornis roseicollis and Melopsittacus undulatus) kept in captivity in the Czech Republic is described. Morphometry of nematode species parasitizing psittacine birds was found to be identical with that of the parasites from typical hosts, domestic and free-living columbiform birds. Epizootiological aspects of interchange of this nematode species, and others (ascariids, capillariids, oxyurids) among domestic birds (Galliformes, Columbiformes), free-living birds (Passeriformes) and psittacine birds (Psittaciformes) kept in captivity are discussed.