Identification of Gastrointestinal Parasites in Wild Birds in Captivity

This trial identified gastrointestinal parasites presenting wild birds in captivity in the Municipality of Tibasosa (Boyaca, Colombia). One hundred samples of wild birds dregs were obtained corresponding to 11 families (Psittacidae, Ramphastidae, Ophistocomidae, Cracidae, Anatidae, Icteridae, Alaudidae, Burhinidae, Phoenicopteridae, Anhimidae y Rallidae) and 16 species (Ara ararauna, Ara macao, Amazona spp, Amazona ochrocephala, Ramphastos toco, Aulacorhynchus prasinus, Ramphastos tucanus, Ophistocomus hoazin, Crax Alberti, Anas discors, Agelaius icterocephalus, Alauda arvensis, Burhinus bistriatus, Phoenicopterus ruber roseus, Chauna chavarria, Gallinula chloropus), randomly selected which are kept in captivity, these samples were used to diagnose the presence of gastrointestinal parasites in birds, through the modified Ritchie technique. It was noted that 96% of the birds showed any parasitic entity with Coccidia parasite being the most prevalent (93%). It was also established the presence of monoparasitism (Cocccidia 75%, Tetrameres 1% and Toxocara 1%), biparasitism (Coccidia-Ascaridia 9%, Coccidia-Trichuris 4%, Coccidia-Heterakis 2%, Coccidia-Tetrameres 1%) and triparasitism (Coccidia-Ascaridia-Trichuris 1%, Coccidia-Ascaridia-Heterakis 1%, Ascaridia-Amidostomum-Raillietina 1%) within the group of birds studied, where families Ramphastidae and Psittacidae showed more parasitic entities. In this study was observed the presence of zoonotic parasites such as Raillietina spp and Trichuris spp, which leads to people who are in permanent contact with birds to be a risk of infection by such parasitic entities.