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 " * "
Threskiornithidae
Genera of chewing lice known from the family:
Ardeicola [Philopteridae]
Colpocephalum [Menoponidae]
Eucolpocephalum [Menoponidae]
Ibidoecus [Philopteridae]
Laemobothrion [Laemobothriidae]
Plegadiphilus [Menoponidae]
Threskiornithinae
Threskiornis Gray, G. R., 1842
- Threskiornis aethiopicus (Latham, 1790) - Sacred Ibis
Ardeicola clayae Brelih, 1965 *
Ardeicola freemani Tandan, 1976 *
Colpocephalum pygidiale Mjöberg, 1910
Colpocephalum tandani Price, 1971 *
Ibidoecus insularis Clay, 1976 *
Ibidoecus tandani Clay, 1976 *
Ibidoecus threskiornis Bedford, 1929 *
Plegadiphilus threskiornis Bedford, 1939 *
- Threskiornis melanocephalus (Latham, 1790) - Black-headed Ibis
Ardeicola indicus Brelih, 1965 *
Colpocephalum melanocephalae Price and Beer, 1965 *
Ibidoecus clausus (Giebel, 1874) *
Plegadiphilus threskiornis Bedford, 1939
- Threskiornis molucca (Cuvier, 1829) - Australian Ibis
Ardeicola ibis (Le Souëf and Bullen, 1902) *
Colpocephalum aethiopicae Price and Beer, 1965 *
Ibidoecus dianae Tandan, 1958 *
Plegadiphilus threskiornis Bedford, 1939
- Threskiornis spinicollis (Jameson, 1835) - Straw-necked Ibis
Ardeicola australis Hajela and Tandan, 1967 *
Colpocephalum spinicollis Price and Beer, 1965 *
Ibidoecus australis Kumar and Tandan, 1966 *
Plegadiphilus threskiornis Bedford, 1939
Pseudibis Hodgson, 1844
- Pseudibis papillosa (Temminck, 1824) - Indian Black Ibis
Ardeicola dennelli Hajela and Tandan, 1967 *
Ardeicola burmanus Hajela and Tandan, 1970 *
Colpocephalum davidsoni Price and Beer, 1965 *
Ibidoecus dennelli Tandan, 1958 *
- Pseudibis davisoni (Hume, 1875) - White-shouldered Ibis
- Pseudibis gigantea (Oustalet, 1877) - Giant Ibis
Geronticus Wagler, 1832
- Geronticus eremita (Linnaeus, 1758) - Northern Bald Ibis
Ardeicola exilis (Neumann, 1922) *
Colpocephalum eremitae Price and Beer, 1965 *
Ibidoecus vicinus (Neumann, 1922) *
Plegadiphilus geronticus Ledger, 1971 *
- Geronticus calvus (Boddaert, 1783) - Southern Bald Ibis
Ardeicola geronticorum Brink, 1955 *
Colpocephalum cllayellum Brink, 1955 *
Plegadiphilus zumpti Ledger, 1973 *
Nipponia Reichenbach, 1853
- Nipponia nippon (Temminck, 1835) - Crested Ibis
Ardeicola nippon Hajela and Tandan, 1968 *
Colpocephalum nipponi Price and Beer, 1965 *
Ibidoecus meinertzhageni Kumar and Tandan, 1966 *
Bostrychia Gray, G. R., 1847
- Bostrychia olivacea (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1838) - Olive Ibis
Ardeicola keniensis Hajela and Tandan, 1967 *
Colpocephalum aculeatum Piaget, 1885
Laemobothrion pallescens Kellogg, 1908 *
- Bostrychia rara (Rothschild, Hartert, and Kleinschmidt, 1897) - Spot-breasted Ibis
Ardeicola africanus Hajela and Tandan, 1967 *
Colpocephalum aculeatum Piaget, 1885
- Bostrychia hagedash (Latham, 1790) - Hadada Ibis
Ardeicola capitatus (Piaget, 1885) *
Colpocephalum africanum Ewing, 1930
Colpocephalum subpenicillatum Piaget, 1885 *
Laemobothrion kelloggi Bedford, 1919 *
Plegadiphilus threskiornis Bedford, 1939
- Bostrychia carunculata (Ruppell, 1837) - Wattled Ibis
Ardeicola ababae Hajela and Tandan, 1970 *
Colpocephalum africanum Ewing, 1930
Colpocephalum subpenicillatum Piaget, 1885
Theristicus Wagler, 1832
- Theristicus caerulescens (Vieillot, 1817) - Plumbeous Ibis
Ardeicola meinertzhageni Hajela, 1966 *
Colpocephalum harpiprioni Price and Beer, 1965 *
- Theristicus caudatus (Boddaert, 1783) - Buff-necked Ibis
Ardeicola theristicus (Pessôa and Guimarães, 1935) *
Colpocephalum trispinum Piaget, 1885 *
Ibidoecus heterogenitalis Carriker, 1947 *
Plegadiphilus mamillatus (Piaget, 1885) *
- Theristicus melanopis (Gmelin, 1789) - Black-faced Ibis
Ardeicola melanopis Hajela and Tandan, 1970 *
Ardeicola epiphanes (Kellogg and Paine, 1911) *
Colpocephalum trispinum Piaget, 1885
Ibidoecus fissisignatus (Kellogg and Paine, 1911) *
Cercibis Wagler, 1832
- Cercibis oxycerca (Spix, 1825) - Sharp-tailed Ibis
Ardeicola emersoni Hajela and Tandan, 1968 *
Colpocephalum oxycercae Price and Beer, 1965 *
Ibidoecus clayae Kumar, 1965 *
Mesembrinibis Peters, J. L., 1930
- Mesembrinibis cayennensis (Gmelin, 1789) - Green Ibis
Ardeicola cruris Carriker, 1960 *
Colpocephalum cayennensis Price and Emerson, 1967 *
Colpocephalum oxycercae Price and Beer, 1965
Laemobothrion setigerum Piaget, 1889 *
Plegadiphilus cayennensis Emerson and Price, 1969 *
Phimosus Wagler, 1832
- Phimosus infuscatus (Lichtenstein, 1823) - Bare-faced Ibis
Ardeicola praegracilis Carriker, 1960 *
Eucolpocephalum femorale (Piaget, 1880)
Ibidoecus phimosus Carriker, 1947 *
Eudocimus Wagler, 1832
- Eudocimus albus (Linnaeus, 1758) - White Ibis
Ardeicola elongata Carriker, 1960 *
Ardeicola robusta Tuff, 1967 *
Colpocephalum fusconigrum Giebel, 1874 *
Ibidoecus bimaculatus (Mjöberg, 1910) *
Plegadiphilus eudocimus Tuff, 1965 *
- Eudocimus ruber (Linnaeus, 1758) - Scarlet Ibis
Ardeicola gracilentus (Piaget, 1880) *
Ibidoecus hians (Giebel, 1874) *
Plegadis Kaup, 1829
- Plegadis falcinellus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Glossy Ibis
Ardeicola rhaphidius (Nitzsch, 1866) *
Colpocephalum leptopygos Nitzsch, 1874 *
Ibidoecus bisignatus (Nitzsch, 1866) *
Plegadiphilus plegadis (Dubinin, 1938) *
- Plegadis chihi (Vieillot, 1817) - White-faced Ibis
Ardeicola rhaphidius (Nitzsch, 1866)
Colpocephalum leptopygos Nitzsch, 1874
Ibidoecus bisignatus (Nitzsch, 1866)
Plegadiphilus plegadis (Dubinin, 1938)
- Plegadis ridgwayi (Allen, 1876) - Puna Ibis
Ardeicola ovisignatus Eichler, 1953 *
Colpocephalum leptopygos Nitzsch, 1874
Ibidoecus plegadii Carriker, 1947 *
Lophotibis Reichenbach, 1853
- Lophotibis cristata (Boddaert, 1783) - Madagascan Ibis
Plataleinae
Platalea Linnaeus, 1758
- Platalea leucorodia Linnaeus, 1758 - Eurasian Spoonbill
Ardeicola plataleae (Linnaeus, 1758) *
Colpocephalum plataleae Price and Beer, 1965 *
Eucolpocephalum femorale (Piaget, 1880) *
Ibidoecus plataleae (Denny, 1842) *
- Platalea minor Temminck and Schlegel, 1849 - Black-faced Spoonbill
- Platalea alba Scopoli, 1786 - African Spoonbill
Ardeicola smithersi Büttiker, 1967 *
Colpocephalum plataleae Price and Beer, 1965
Eucolpocephalum femorale (Piaget, 1880)
- Platalea regia Gould, 1838 - Royal Spoonbill
Ardeicola plataleae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Eucolpocephalum femorale (Piaget, 1880)
Ibidoecus plataleae (Denny, 1842)
- Platalea flavipes Gould, 1838 - Yellow-billed Spoonbill
Ardeicola harrisoni Hajela and Tandan, 1970 *
Ibidoecus flavus Cummings, 1916 *
Ajaia Reichenbach, 1853
- Ajaia ajaja Linnaeus, 1758 - Roseate Spoonbill
Ardeicola ajajae Carriker and Diaz-Ungria, 1961 *
Colpocephalum ajajae Ewing, 1930 *
Eucolpocephalum femorale (Piaget, 1880)
Ibidoecus iberoamericanus Eichler, 1943 *
Last revised: 29 August, 2003
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