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Volume 12, Number 11—November 2006
Perspective

Anatidae Migration in the Western Palearctic and Spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 Virus

Hongjie Yu*Comments to Author , Xiangming Xiao†, Joseph Domenech‡, Juan Lubroth‡, Vincent Martin‡, and Jan Slingenbergh‡
Author affiliations: *Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium; †University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, USA; ‡Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy

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Table A1

Family and species found to be positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus as of May 15, 2006

Order/Family/Species English name* Source
Anseriformes
Anatidae
Aix sponsa Wood duck (1)
Amazonetta brasiliensis Brazilian teal (1)
Anas acuta Northern pintail (2)
Anas bahamensis White-cheeked pintail (1)
Anas castanea Chestnut teal (1)
Anas platalea Red shoveler (1)
Anas platyrhynchos Mallard (2)
Anas sibilatrix Chiloe wigeon (1)
Anas versicolor Silver teal (1)
Anser anser Greylag goose (2)
Anser erythropus Lesser white-fronted goose (2)
Anser indicus Bar-headed goose (1,2,4,5)
Aythya ferina Pochard (2)
Aythya fuligula Tufted duck (2)
Aythya marila Greater scaup (2)
Branta canadensis Canada goose (1,2)
Callonetta leucophrys Ringed teal (1)
Chenonetta jubata Maned duck (1)
Coscoroba coscoroba Coscoroba swan (1)
Cygnus cygnus Whooper swan (2)
Cygnus melanocoryphus Black-necked swan (1)
Cygnus olor Mute swan (2)
Dendrocygna viduata White-faced whistling duck (1)
Melanitta nigra Common scooter (2)
Mergellus albellus Smew (2)
Mergus merganser Common merganser (2)
Nesochen sandvicensi Hawaiian goose (1)
Netta peposaca Rosybill pochard (1)
Netta rufina Red-crested pochard (1)
Charadriiformes
Laridae
Larus argentatus Herring gull (2)
Larus brunnicephalus Brown-headed gull (4)
Larus ichthyaetus Great black-headed gull (4)
Larus ridibundus Black-headed gull (1–3)
Ciconiiformes
Accipitridae
Accipiter gentilis Northern goshawk (2)
Buteo buteo Common buzzard (2)
Buteo lagopus Rough-legged hawk (2)
Ardeidae
Ardea cinerea Grey heron (1–3)
Egretta garzetta Little egret (1–3)
Columbiformes
Columbidae
Columba livia Rock pigeon (1,3)
Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian collared-Dove (2)
Falconiformes
Falconidae
Falco peregrinus Peregrine falcon (2,3)
Falco tinnunculus Common kestrel (2)
Sturnidae
Acridotheres cristatellus Crested myna (2)
Gruiformes
Rallidae
Fulica americana America coot (2)
Fulica atra Eurasian coot (2)
Passeriformes
Corvidae
Corvus corone Carrion crow (2)
Corvus macrorhynchos Large-billed crow (2)
Corvus pica Common magpie (2)
Corvus splendes House crow (2)
Passeridae
Passer montanus Tree sparrow (1,3)
Zosteropidae
Zosterops japonicus Japanese white-eye (2)
Pelecaniformes
Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax carbo Great cormorant (2,5)
Phoenicopteriformes
Phoenicopteridae
Phoenicopterus ruber American flamingo (1)
Podicipediformes
Podicipedidae
Podiceps cristatus Great crested grebe (2,6)
Strigiformes
Strigidae
Bubo bubo Eurasian eagle-owl (2)

*English names were obtained from the Wikispecies species directory (http://species.wikimedia.org).

*English names were obtained from the Wikispecies species directory (http://species.wikimedia.org).

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