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Journals / Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi / 2026 / Volume: 68 Issue: 2

Occurrence of Neophilopterus tricolor (Burmeister, 1838) on a black stork (Ciconia nigra) in the Kızılırmak Delta, Turkey

Türkiye’de Kızılırmak Deltası’nda, bir kara leylekte (Ciconia nigra) 30 Neophilopterus tricolor (Burmeister, 1838)

Mustafa Açıcı(Ondokuz Mayıs University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Parasitology, Samsun)0000-0002-8406-9739
Gökhan Eren(Ondokuz Mayıs University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Parasitology, Samsun)0000-0002-2109-5059
Ömral Ünsal Özkoç(Ondokuz Mayıs University, Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Biology, Samsun)0000-0002-5918-8664
Mehmet Öztürk(Ondokuz Mayıs University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Parasitology, Samsun)0000-0002-3559-0587
Cenk Soner Bölükbaş(Ondokuz Mayıs University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Parasitology, Samsun)0000-0002-4863-696X
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2021-03-31
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Neophilopterus tricolor is reported from the black stork (C. nigra) for the first time in Turkey.

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Objective & Hypothesis:A dead black stork (Ciconia nigra) was found by an a birdwatcher in the Kızılırmak Delta near Samsun, Turkey and brought to the Parasitology Laboratory of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Ondokuz Mayis University for ectoparasitological examination in December 2019.
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Key Findings & Data:During the examination, 45 specimens of chewing lice (21 males, 18 females and 6 nymphs) were collected.
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Conclusion & Impact:Neophilopterus tricolor is reported from the black stork (C. nigra) for the first time in Turkey.
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📍Scope:2019 · 45 specimens
⚙️Variables:Black stork · Ciconia nigra · Neophilopterus tricolor

Abstract

A dead black stork (Ciconia nigra) was found by an a birdwatcher in the Kızılırmak Delta near Samsun, Turkey and brought to the Parasitology Laboratory of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Ondokuz Mayis University for ectoparasitological examination in December 2019. During the examination, 45 specimens of chewing lice (21 males, 18 females and 6 nymphs) were collected. All of the specimens were identified as Neophilopterus tricolor (Burmeister, 1838) (Ischnocera: Philopteridae). Neophilopterus tricolor is reported from the black stork (C. nigra) for the first time in Turkey.

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Samsun’da Aralık 2019’da, Kızılırmak Deltası’nda, bir kuş gözlemcisi tarafından bir adet ölü kara leylek (Ciconia nigra) bulunmuş ve ekto-parazitolojik incelemesi yapılmak üzere Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı Laboratuvarı’na getirilmiştir. Ektoparazitik muayenede 45 örnek (21 erkek, 18 dişi ve 6 nimf) incelenmiş ve tümü Neophilopterus tricolor (Burmeister, 1838) (Ischnocera: Philopteridae) olarak tanımlanmıştır. Bu tür, kara leylek (C. nigra) bit faunası için Türkiye’de ilk kayıttır.

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Açıcı, M., Eren, G., Özkoç, Ö. Ü., Öztürk, M., Bölükbaş, C. S. (2021). Occurrence of Neophilopterus tricolor (Burmeister, 1838) on a black stork (Ciconia nigra) in the Kızılırmak Delta, Turkey. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, Volume: 68 Issue: 2. https://doi.org/10.33988/auvfd.720717

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