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1 July 1989 Helminths of California Quail (Callipepla califomica) and Mountain Quail (Oreortyx pictus) in Western Oregon
Janice Moore, Michael Freehling, Renata Platenberg, Lena Measures, John A. Crawford
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Abstract

Eighty California quail (Callipepla californica), collected from the E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area near Monmouth, Oregon (USA) during a 22 mo period, were examined for gastrointestinal helminths. Eight birds were infected with three species of nematodes, Heterakis isolonche, Dispharynx nasuta, and Capillaria sp., and two species of cestodes, Rhabdometra odiosa and Davainea sp. Except for D. nasuta, prevalence did not exceed 5% despite mesic conditions in the collection area. Two mountain quail (Oreortyx pictus) were collected from Lane County, Oregon (USA), near Blue River Reservoir; both were infected with the nematode Trichostrongylus tenuis.

Moore, Freehling, Platenberg, Measures, and Crawford: Helminths of California Quail (Callipepla califomica) and Mountain Quail (Oreortyx pictus) in Western Oregon
Janice Moore, Michael Freehling, Renata Platenberg, Lena Measures, and John A. Crawford "Helminths of California Quail (Callipepla califomica) and Mountain Quail (Oreortyx pictus) in Western Oregon," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 25(3), 422-424, (1 July 1989). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-25.3.422
Received: 22 November 1988; Published: 1 July 1989
KEYWORDS
California Quail
Callipepla californica
cestodes
gastrointestinal helminths
mountain quail
nematodes
Oreortyx pictus
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