The coccidia of flightless land birds
(cassowaries, emus, kiwi, ostriches, rheas)

Compiled by
Donald W. Duszynski and Lee Couch
Department of Biology, University of New Mexico
and
Steve J. Upton
Division of Biology, Kansas State University

Supported by NSF-PEET DEB 9521687

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Updated: 24 October 2005
Comments: eimeria@unm.edu


Order: Apterygiformes (kiwis)

4 types of "undetermined" coccidia Thompson & Wright, 1978

Host: Apteryx australia mantelli (Kiwi)
References: Thompson & Wright 1978


Order: Casuariiformes (cassowaries and emus)

none described


Order: Rheiformes (rheas)

Isospora sp. of Faust & Pappas, 1977

Host: Rhea americana (Rhea)
References: Faust & Pappas 1977
This is most likely an isosporan of another avian host that was accidently ingested


Order: Struthioniformes (ostriches)

Eimeria sp. of Ponce Gordo, Herrera, Castro, Garcia Duran, and Martinez Diaz, 2002

Host: Struthio camelus (Ostrich)
References: Ponce Gordo et al. 2002
This is most likely an eimerian of another animal that was accidently ingested

Isospora sp. of Ponce Gordo, Herrera, Castro, Garcia Duran, and Martinez Diaz, 2002

Host: Struthio camelus (Ostrich)
References: Ponce Gordo et al. 2002
This is most likely an isosporan of another avian host that was accidently ingested

Isospora struthionis Yakimoff, 1940

Host: Struthio camelus (Ostrich)
References: Yakimoff 1940
This is most likely an isosporan of another avian host that was accidently ingested

References

Faust, B.S., and P.W. Pappas. 1977. A survey of coccidia and helminth paraistes of birds at the Columbus (Ohio) Zoo. Journal of Zoo Animal Medicine 8: 18-23.

Ponce Gordo, F., S. Herrera, A.T. Castro, B. Garcia Duran, and R.A. Martinez Diaz. 2002. Parasites from farmed ostriches (Struthio camelus) and rheas (Rhea americana) in Europe. Veterinary Parasitology 107: 137-160.

Thompson, E.J., and Wright, I.G.A. 1978. Coccidiosis in kiwis. New Zealand Veterinary Journal 26: 167.

Yakimoff, W.L. 1940. Isospora struthionis n. sp., coccidie de l'autruche africaine. Annales de Societe Belge de Medecine Tropical, Brussels 20: 137-138.