Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum

THE PARASITIC FAUNA OF THE MOORHEN GALLINULA CHLOROPUS CHLOROPUS L. IN THE MIDDLE OF IRAQ

Authors

Mohammad K. Mohammad Iraq Natural History Research Center and Museum, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
Azhar A. Al-Moussawi Iraq Natural History Research Center and Museum, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
Mohammad K. Jasim Iraq Natural History Research Center and Museum, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq

Abstract

Examination of the blood and the alimentary canal of moorhens in two sites around
Baghdad area in the middle of Iraq showed that 38% of the examined birds were infected with
one or more of the following parasites, Haemoproteus baghdadensis, H. gallinulae
(Protozoa), Cyclocoelum mutbile (Trematoda), Diorchis inflata, Ligula intestinalis (Cestoda),
Amidostomum fulicae and Porrcaecum sp. (Nematoda) .The stomach analysis revealed that
the bird is omnivorous in feeding including wid range of invertebrate animals with some plant
origin food items.

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Published

2002-12-01

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 4 (2002)

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