Haemoproteus columbae
Due-malaria (Pigeon malaria) |
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| Avian malaria: | Phylum: Apicomplexa | Class: Haematozoa | Family: Plasmodidae |
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| Giemsa stained blood smear from a dove. Erythrocytes in various forms. A lot of oblong, kidney-shaped macrogametes can be seen in the periphery of erythrocytes. Notice the dark purple oval cell nucleus in the middle of each erythrocyte (normal anatomy of birds). | |
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Hosts: Poultry.
Intermediate hosts: Hippoboscid flies, midges.
Causes malaria in doves. In gallinaceous birds malaria can be caused by other species (e.g. Plasmodium gallinaceum). |
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