Schumm, Yvonne R.Yvonne R.SchummLederer-Ponzer, NaemiNaemiLederer-PonzerMasello, Juan F.Juan F.MaselloQuillfeldt, PetraPetraQuillfeldt2024-11-292024-11-292024https://jlupub.ub.uni-giessen.de/handle/jlupub/19971https://doi.org/10.22029/jlupub-19326Avian haemosporidians are vector-borne parasites, infecting a great variety of birds. The order Passeriformes has the highest average infection probability; nevertheless, some common species of Passeriformes have been rather poorly studied. We investigated haemosporidians in one such species, the Eurasian jay Garrulus glandarius (Corvidae), from a forest population in Hesse, Central Germany. All individuals were infected with at least one haemosporidian genus (overall prevalence: 100%). The most common infection pattern was a mixed Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon infection, whereas no Plasmodium infection was detected. Results on lineage diversity indicate a rather pronounced host-specificity of Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon lineages infecting birds of the family Corvidae.enNamensnennung 4.0 Internationalddc:570