Table 1 Seabird families, sorted by increasing parasite prevalence
Family (no. species) | species studied | species infected | Mean prevalence (no. studies) | Plasmodium | Haemoproteus | Leucozytozoon | Hepatozoon | Babesia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pelecanoididae (4) | 1 (25%) | 0 | 0 (N = 1) | - | - | - | - | - |
Phaethontidae (3) | 3 (100%) | 0 | 0 (N = 7) | - | - | - | - | - |
Pelecanidae (8) | 1 (13%) | 0 | 0 (N = 2) | - | - | - | - | - |
Stercorariidae (7) | 5 (71%) | 0 | 0 (N = 8) | - | - | - | - | - |
Alcidae (22) | 3 (14%) | 0 | 0 (N = 4) | - | - | - | - | - |
Procellariidae (72) | 16 (22%) | 2 (12%) | 0.1% (N = 28) | P. sp. (2) | - | - | - | - |
Phalacrocoracidae (32) | 8 (25%) | 1 (12%) | 1.3% (N = 13) | - | - | L. vanden-brandeni (1) | - | - |
Hydrobatidae (20) | 4 (20%) | 1 (25%) | 3.3% (N = 6) | - | - | - | H. sp. (1) | - |
Spheniscidae (19) | 19 (100%) | 6 (32%) | 14.4% (N = 64) | P. relictum (5), P. sp. (1) | - | L. tawaki (2) | - | B. peircei (2) |
Sulidae (10) | 6 (60%) | 2 (33%) | 7.1% (N = 12) | - | H. sp. (1) | - | - | B. poelea (2), B. sp. (1) |
Diomedeidae (14) | 7 (50%) | 4 (57%) | 7.8% (N = 14) | - | - | - | H. albatrossi (4) | - |
Lariidae (92) | 36 (18%) | 7 (59%) | 9.2% (N = 59) | P. sp. (1) | H. larae (5), H. passeris (1), H. sp. (4) | - | - | B. bennetti (1) |
Fregatidae (5) | 4 (80%) | 4 (100%) | 27.7% (N = 7) | - | H. iwa (3), H. sp. (1) | - | - | - |
All seabirds (453) | 113 (25%) | 31 (27%) | 8.4% (N = 224) | ≥ 1 spp. | ≥ 3 spp. | 1 spp. | ≥ 1 spp. | ≥ 3 spp. |