The third and last
feather mite species, the Pseudogabucinia nisaeti sp.
Glaucalges attenuates, is a
feather mite species reported for the Great Horned Owl and other owl species (Dabert et al., 2008).
Megninia ginglymura
feather mite infestation in a Hamburg poultry flock in the United Kingdom.
The possible hybrid origin of the
feather mite Avenzoaria canuti (Astigmata: Analgoidea) from the Red Knot Calidris canutus (Aves: Charadriiformes): a morphological approach.
1800 species), knowledge of
feather mite species is inversely proportional to host diversity (Valim et al., 2011).
Feather mite infestation in a broiler breeder farm.
Struthiopterolichus sculpturatus (Gervais) (Acari: Pterolichidae): a
feather mite pest of the ostrich in Australia.
Feather mite abundance increases with uropygial gland size and plumage yellowness in Great Tits Parus major.
Feather mites are numerically the most abundant group of ectoparasites living on birds [23] They are located mainly on large feathers (pennes).
The documented external parasites of raptors include lice,
feather mites, ticks, fleas, hippoboscid flies and fly larvae (Sohn & Noh 1994, Morishita et al.
The bird had a prior history (1.5 years earlier) of
feather mites that responded to ivermectin treatment.
We also saw a rook enjoying a Lambert & Butler, fanning the cigarette smoke over his wings, coating them against
feather mites - although he swore he didn't inhale.