Volume 15, Number 7—July 2009
Dispatch
Genetically Diverse Coronaviruses in Wild Bird Populations of Northern England
Laura A. Hughes
, Carol Savage, Clive Naylor, Malcolm Bennett, Julian Chantrey, and Richard Jones
, Carol Savage, Clive Naylor, Malcolm Bennett, Julian Chantrey, and Richard Jones
Table 1
Wild bird species from which oropharyngeal swabs and fecal samples were collected and screened for coronavirus RNA, England
| Taxonomic family | Common name | Latin name | No. birds screened |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sulidae |
Northern gannet |
Morus bassanus |
1 |
| Phalacrocoracidae |
Great cormorant |
Phalacrocorax carbo |
2 |
| Ardeidae |
Grey heron |
Ardea cinerea |
35 |
| Anatidae | Whooper swan | Cygnus cygnus | 55 |
| Mute swan | Cygnus olor | 25 | |
| Pink-footed goose | Anser brachyrhynchus | 3 | |
| Greylag goose | Anser anser | 1 | |
| Canada goose | Branta canadensis | 1 | |
| Brent goose | Branta bernicla | 7 | |
| Common shelduck | Tadorna tadorna | 2 | |
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | 34 | |
| Northern pintail | Anas acuta | 9 | |
| Northern shoveler | Anas clypeata | 1 | |
| Eurasian wigeon | Anas penelope | 33 | |
| Common teal | Anas crecca | 18 | |
| Common pochard |
Aythya ferina |
10 |
|
| Accipitridae |
Eurasian sparrowhawk |
Accipiter nisus |
4 |
| Falconidae |
Common kestrel |
Falco tinnunculus |
1 |
| Rallidae | Common moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | 1 |
| Common coot |
Fulica atra |
13 |
|
| Haematopodidae |
Eurasian oystercatcher |
Haematopus ostralegus |
42 |
| Charadriidae |
Ringed plover |
Charadrius hiaticula |
5 |
| Scolopacidae | Dunlin | Calidris alpina | 8 |
| Sanderling | Calidris alba | 8 | |
| Red knot | Calidris canutus | 14 | |
| Ruddy turnstone | Arenaria interpres | 26 | |
| Common redshank | Tringa totanus | 3 | |
| Eurasian woodcock |
Scolopax rusticola |
3 |
|
| Laridae | Black-headed gull | Larus ridibundus | 7 |
| Herring gull | Larus argentatus | 15 | |
| Great black-backed gull | Larus marinus | 1 | |
| Lesser black-backed gull |
Larus fuscus |
2 |
|
| Sternidae |
Common tern |
Sterna hirundo |
25 |
| Alcidae |
Common guillemot |
Uria aalge |
1 |
| Columbidae | Rock dove | Columba livia | 2 |
| Eurasian collared dove |
Streptopelia decaocto |
5 |
|
| Tytonidae |
Barn owl |
Tyto alba |
4 |
| Prunellidae |
Dunnock/Hedge accentor |
Prunellla modularis |
1 |
| Turdidae |
Northern wheatear |
Oenanthe oenanthe |
2 |
| Passeridae |
House sparrow |
Passer domesticus |
4 |
| Fringillidae | European greenfinch | Carduelis chloris | 2 |
| Eurasian siskin | Carduelis spinus | 5 |
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