Birds and their associated Chewing Lice
Avian taxonomy Howard and Moore, 3rd. Edition, 2003
Lice taxonomy (in red) by Robert C. Dalgleish.
conventions:
Extinct = †
Type species of host genus in bold
Record of host of type species of louse indicated by " * "
Falconidae - Falcons, Caracaras
Genera of chewing lice known from the family:
Acutifrons [Philopteridae]
Caracaricola [Philopteridae]
Colpocephalum [Menoponidae]
Craspedorrhynchus [Philopteridae]
Degeeriella [Philopteridae]
Falcolipeurus [Philopteridae]
Falcolius [Philopteridae]
Falcomenopon [Menoponidae]
Kurodaia [Menoponidae]
Laemobothrion [Laemobothriidae]
Neopsittaconirmus [Philopteridae]
Nosopon [Menoponidae]
Polyborinae
Daptrius Vieillot, 1816
- Daptrius ater Vieillot, 1816 - Black Caracara
Colpocephalum ateri Price and Beer, 1964 *
Ibycter Vieillot, 1816
- Ibycter americanus (Boddaert, 1783) - Red-throated Caracara
Colpocephalum ibicter (Eichler, 1954) *
Craspedorrhynchus
Degeeriella
Laemobothrion
Nosopon
Phalcoboenus Orbigny, 1834
- Phalcoboenus carunculatus Des Murs, 1853 - Carunculated Caracara
- Phalcoboenus megalopterus (Meyen, 1834) - Mountain Caracara
Acutifrons megalopterus Carriker, 1956 *
Colpocephalum maculatum Piaget, 1880
Colpocephalum megalopteri Price, 1967 *
Kurodaia fulvofasciata (Piaget, 1880)
- Phalcoboenus albogularis (Gould, 1837) - White-throated Caracara
Colpocephalum maculatum Piaget, 1880
Colpocephalum phalcoboeni Price, 1964 *
- Phalcoboenus australis (Gmelin, 1788) - Striated Caracara
Acutifrons australis Emerson and Cocchino, 1986 *
Colpocephalum strangei Price, 1966 *
Caracara Merrem, 1826
- Caracara cheriway (Jacquin, 1784) - Crested Caracara
Acutifrons mexicanus Emerson, 1966 *
Degeeriella pricei Emerson, 1966 *
- Caracara lutosa (Ridgway, 1876) - Guadalupe Caracara †
Acutifrons caracarensis (Kellogg and Mann, 1912) *
- Caracara plancus (Miller, J. F., 1777) - Southern Caracara
Acutifrons columbianus Carriker, 1956 *
Acutifrons connectens Carriker, 1956 *
Acutifrons titschacki (Eichler, 1954) *
Colpocephalum maculatum Piaget, 1880
Colpocephalum polybori Rudow, 1869 *
Falcolipeurus josephi Tandan and Dhanda, 1963 *
Laemobothrion glutinans Nitzsch, 1861
Laemobothrion maximum (Scopoli, 1763)
Milvago Spix, 1824
- Milvago chimachima (Vieillot, 1816) - Yellow-headed Caracara
Acutifrons columbianus Carriker, 1956 *
Colpocephalum ateri Price and Beer, 1964
Colpocephalum maculatum Piaget, 1880
- Milvago chimango (Vieillot, 1816) - Chimango Caracara
Acutifrons chimango Eichler, 1948 *
Caracaricola chimangophilus Mey and Acuna, 2000 *
Colpocephalum maculatum Piaget, 1880
Kurodaia fulvofasciata (Piaget, 1880)
Herpetotheres Vieillot, 1817
- Herpetotheres cachinnans (Linnaeus, 1758) - Laughing Falcon
Colpocephalum turbinatum Denny, 1842
Micrastur Gray, G.R., 1841 -
- Micrastur ruficollis (Vieillot, 1817) - Barred Forest Falcon
Acutifrons ruficollidis Cocchino and Emerson, 1988 *
Colpocephalum holzenthali Clayton and Price, 1989 *
- Micrastur plumbeus Sclater, W. L., 1918 - Plumbeous Forest Falcon
- Micrastur gilvicollis (Vieillot, 1817) - Lined Forest Falcon
- Micrastur mintoni Whittaker, 2003 - ? Forest Falcon
- Micrastur mirandollei (Schlegel, 1862) - Slaty-backed Forest Falcon
- Micrastur semitorquatus (Vieillot, 1817) - Collared Forest Falcon
Colpocephalum maculatum Piaget, 1880
Craspedorrhynchus femoralis (Giebel, 1874) *
- Micrastur buckleyi Swann, 1919 - Buckley´s Forest Falcon
Falconinae
Spiziapteryx Kaup, 1852
- Spiziapteryx circumcincta (Kaup, 1852) - Spot-winged Falconet
Polihierax Kaup, 1847
- Polihierax semitorquatus (Smith, A., 1836) - African Pygmy Falcon
Neopsittaconirus inexpectatus Guimarães, 1974 *
- Polihierax insignis (Walden, 1872) - Whiate-rumped Pygmy Falcon
Degeeriella rufa (Burmeister, 1838)
Microhierax Sharpe, 1874
- Microhierax caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758) - Collared Falconet
Falcolius jordani Clay, 1955 *
Falcomenopon boonsongi (Emerson and Elbel, 1958) *
- Microhierax fringillarius (Drapiez, 1824) - Black-thighed Falconet
Falcolius elbeli Clay, 1955 *
- Microhierax latifrons Sharpe, 1879 - White-fronted Falconet
- Microhierax erythrogenys (Vigors, 1831) - Philippine Falconet
Falcolius samarensis Clay, 1955 *
Falcomenopon erythrogonysi Price, 1965 *
- Microhierax melanoleucos (Blyth, 1843) - Pied Falconet
Falco Linnaeus, 1758
- Falco naumanni Fleischer, 1818 - Lesser Kestrel
Colpocephalum subzerafae Tendeiro, 1988 *
Degeeriella rufa (Burmeister, 1838)
- Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 - Common Kestrel
Colpocephalum subzerafae Tendeiro, 1988
Degeeriella rufa (Burmeister, 1838) *
Laemobothrion tinnunculi (Linnaeus, 1758 *)
Nosopon lucidum (Rudow, 1869)
- Falco newtoni (Gurney, 1863) - Madagascan Kestrel
- Falco punctatus Temminck, 1821 - Mauritius Kestrel
- Falco araea (Oberholser, 1917) - Seychelles Kestrel
- Falco moluccensis (Bonaparte, 1850) - Spotted Kestrel
Degeeriella rufa (Burmeister, 1838)
- Falco cenchroides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 - Australian Kestrel
Colpocephalum subzerafae Tendeiro, 1988
Degeeriella rufa (Burmeister, 1838)
Laemobothrion tinnunculi (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Falco sparverius Linnaeus, 1758 - American Kestrel
Colpocephalum subzerafae Tendeiro, 1988
Degeeriella carruthi Emerson, 1953 *
Laemobothrion tinnunculi (Linnaeus, 1758)
Nosopon lucidum (Rudow, 1869)
- Falco rupicoloides Smith, A., 1829 - Greater Kestrel
Colpocephalum subzerafae Tendeiro, 1988
Laemobothrion tinnunculi (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Falco alopex (Heuglin, 1861) - Fox Kestrel
Degeeriella rufa (Burmeister, 1838)
- Falco ardosiaceus Vieillot, 1823 - Grey Kestrel
Degeeriella rufa (Burmeister, 1838)
Laemobothrion tinnunculi (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Falco dickinsoni Sclater, P. L., 1864 - Dickinson´s Kestrel
- Falco zoniventris Peters, W., 1854 - Banded Kestrel
- Falco chicquera Daudin, 1800 - Red-necked Falcon
- Falco vespertinus Linnaeus, 1766 - Red-footed Falcon
Colpocephalum subzerafae Tendeiro, 1988
Degeeriella rufa (Burmeister, 1838)
Nosopon lucidum (Rudow, 1869) *
- Falco amurensis Radde, 1863 - Amur Falcon
Colpocephalum subzerafae Tendeiro, 1988
Degeeriella rufa (Burmeister, 1838)
- Falco eleonorae Gene, 1839 - Eleonara´s Falcon
Degeeriella rufa (Burmeister, 1838)
Laemobothrion tinnunculi (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Falco concolor Temminck, 1825 - Sooty Falcon
Colpocephalum subzerafae Tendeiro, 1988
Degeeriella rufa (Burmeister, 1838)
- Falco femoralis Temminck, 1822 - Aplomado Falcon
Colpocephalum falconii Carriker, 1963
Degeeriella rufa (Burmeister, 1838)
Laemobothrion tinnunculi (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Falco columbarius Linnaeus, 1758 - Merlin
Colpocephalum subzerafae Tendeiro, 1988
Degeeriella rufa (Burmeister, 1838)
Laemobothrion tinnunculi (Linnaeus, 1758)
Nosopon lucidum (Rudow, 1869)
- Falco rufigularis Daudin, 1800 - Bat Falcon
Colpocephalum falconii Carriker, 1963
Degeeriella rufa (Burmeister, 1838)
Laemobothrion tinnunculi (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Falco deiroleucus Temminck, 1825 - Orange-breasted Falcon
- Falco subbuteo Linnaeus, 1758 - Eurasian Hoby
Craspedorrhynchus subbuteonis Gallego, Martin Mateo, et al., 1987 *
Degeeriella rufa (Burmeister, 1838)
Laemobothrion tinnunculi (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Falco cuvierii Smith,A, 1830 - African Hoby
Degeeriella rufa (Burmeister, 1838)
- Falco severus Horsfield, 1821 - Oriental Hoby
Laemobothrion tinnunculi (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Falco longipennis Swainson, 1838 - Australian Hoby
Degeeriella rufa (Burmeister, 1838)
Laemobothrion tinnunculi (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Falco novaeseelandiae Gmelin, 1788 - New Zealand Falcon
Degeeriella rufa (Burmeister, 1838)
Nosopon lucidum (Rudow, 1869)
- Falco berigora Vigors & Horsfield1827 - Brown Falcon
Colpocephalum berigorae Tendeiro, 1988 *
Degeeriella rufa (Burmeister, 1838)
- Falco hypoleucos Gould, 1841 - Grey Falcon
Degeeriella rufa (Burmeister, 1838)
- Falco subniger Gray, G. R., 1843 - Black Falcon
- Falco biarmicus Temminck, 1825 - Lanner Falcon
Colpocephalum zubzerafae Tendeiro, 1988
Degeeriella rufa (Burmeister, 1838)
Laemobothrion tinnunculi (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Falco jugger Gray, J. E., 1834 - Laggar Falcon
Colpocephalum zerafae Ansari, 1955 *
Degeeriella rufa (Burmeister, 1838)
Laemobothrion tinnunculi (Linnaeus, 1758)
Nosopon krappi Tendeiro, 1993 *
- Falco cherrug Gray, J. E., 1834 - Saker Falcon
Craspedorrhynchus chicquerae Ansari, 1955
Degeeriella rufa (Burmeister, 1838)
- Falco rusticolus Linnaeus, 1758 - Gyrfalcon
Degeeriella rufa (Burmeister, 1838)
- Falco mexicanus Schlegel 1850 - Prairie Falcon
Colpocephalum turbinatum Denny, 1842
Colpocephalum zerafae Ansari, 1955
Degeeriella rufa (Burmeister, 1838)
Laemobothrion tinnunculi (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Falco peregrinus Gmelin, 1788 - Peregrine Falcon
Colpocephalum falconii Carriker, 1963 *
Colpocephalum subzerafae Tendeiro, 1988
Colpocephalum zerafae Ansari, 1955
Degeeriella rufa (Burmeister, 1838)
Laemobothrion tinnunculi (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Falco pelegrinoides Temminck, 1829 - Barbary Falcon
- Falco fasciinucha Reichenow & Neumann, 1895 - Taita Falcon
Last revised:
30 August, 2003
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