原虫是寄生于鸟的一类常见寄生虫,不仅危害鸟的生长发育,还对人类健康存在潜在威胁。为了解我国鸟类原虫种类与感染状况,作者查阅了近几十年我国在鸟类原虫调查方面的文献。经归类整理,在我国鸟类中共发现原虫70种,隶属于3门、4纲、5目、9科、12属。其中,顶器复合门(Apicomplexa)、孢子虫纲(Sporozoa)、真球虫目(Eucoccidiorida)的原虫有26种,包括艾美耳科(Eimeiridae)的艾美耳球虫属(Eimeria)20种和等孢球虫属(Isospora)2种、隐孢子虫科(Cryptosporidiidae)的隐孢子虫属(Cryptosporidium)3种、住肉孢子虫科(Sarcocystidae)的弓形虫属(Toxoplasma)1种;孢子虫纲、血孢子虫目(Haemospororida)的原虫39种,包括疟原虫科(Plasmodiidae)的疟原虫属(Plasmodium)23种和血变虫属(Haemoproteus)1种、住白细胞虫科(Leucocystozoidae)的住白细胞虫属(Leucocytozoon)15种;肉足鞭毛门(Sarcomastigophora)、动物鞭毛虫纲(Zoomastigophora)、毛滴虫目(Trichomonadorida)的原虫2种,包括单尾滴虫科(Monocercomonadidae)的组织滴虫属(Histomonas)1种、毛滴虫科(Trichomonadidae)的毛滴虫属(Trichomonas)1种;肉足鞭毛门、叶足
Protozoa are a group of common parasites in birds and puts a threaten to public health in humans. In order to keep abreast of the recent protozoan species and infection status in birds in China, we have reviewed a lot of literatures about protozoan studies. In summary, 70 species of protozoa have been recorded in birds of China. These species are classified into 3 phyla (Apicomplexa, Sarcomastigophora, Sarcomastigophora), 4 classes (Sporozoa, Zoomastigophora, Lobosasida, Blastocystidea), 5 orders (Eucoccidiorida,Haemospororida, Trichomonadorida, Amoebida, Blastocystida), 9 families (Eimeiridae, Cryptosporidiidae, Sarcocystidae, Plasmodiidae, Leucocystozoidae, Monocercomonadidae, Trichomonadidae, Entamoebidae, Blastocystidae), and 12 genera. There are 23 species in Plasmodium, 20 species in Eimeria, 15 species in Leucocytozoon, 3 species in Cryptosporidium, 2 species in Isospora, and 1 species in each of Toxoplasm, Haemoproteus, Histomonas, Trichomonas, Entamoeba, Endolimax and Blastocy