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Birds that carry and/or eat ticks?

To: "Brian Hawkins" <>, <>
Subject: Birds that carry and/or eat ticks?
From: "Greg and Val Clancy" <>
Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2013 15:46:45 +1100
Hi Brian,

While banding bush birds I occasionally catch small passerines with ticks, usually embedded between the base of the bill and the eye. I haven't recorded this in any systematic way but I know that it has happened with more than a few species. One that immediately comes to mind is the Yellow-throated Scrubwren. I don't know what species of tick/s is/are involved and I have usually removed them before releasing the bird.


Regards

Greg
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-----Original Message----- From: Brian Hawkins
Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 2:06 PM
To: 
Subject: Birds that carry and/or eat ticks?

Dear all,

A friend is putting together an information booklet on ticks, and wants to
know which birds carry and/or eat ticks?  Does anyone have any information?

I imagine Cattle Egrets eat cattle ticks, but I've never had any luck
trying to feed 'shellbacks' to chooks or Brush-turkeys.

Brian Hawkins
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