Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Chlamydophila psittaci
chlamydiosis, psittacosis
lethal intracellular bacterium
Antibodies found in Galapagos penguins (Spheniscus mendiculus) and flightless cormorants (Phalacrocorax harrisi) on Isabela and Fernandina and Galapagos doves (Zenaida gelapagoensis) on Española.
Domain
Prokaryota
Kingdom
Bacteria
Phylum
Chlamydiae
Class
Incertae sedis
Order
Chlamydiales
Family
Chlamydiaceae
Genus
Chlamydophila
Species
psittaci
Taxon category: Accepted
Distribution: Fernandina, Floreana, Isabela, Española, Genovesa, Marchena, Pinta, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Santa Fé, and Santiago
- Padilla, L.R. Whiteman, N.K., Merkel, J., Huyvaert, K.P. & Parker, P.G. (2006) Health assessment of seabirds on Isla Genovesa, Galápagos Islands. Ornithological Monographs 60: 86-97.
- Padilla, L.R. Santiago-Alarcon, D., Merkel, J., Miller, R.E. & Parker, P.G. (2004) Survey for Haemoproteus spp., Trichomonas gallinae, Chlamydophila psittaci, and Salmonella spp. in Galapagos Islands Columbiformes. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 35(1): 60–64.
- Parker, P.G. Whiteman, N.K., & Miller, R.E. (2006) Conservation medicine on the Galápagos Islands: partnerships among behavioral, population, and veterinarian scientists. The Auk 123(3): 625-638.
- Travis, E.K. Hernan Vargas, F., Merkel, J., Gottdenker, N., Miller, R.E., & Parker, P.G. (2006) Hematology, plasma chemistry, and serology of the flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi) in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 42(1): 133-141.
- Travis, E.K. Hernan Vargas, F., Merkel, J., Gottdenker, N., Miller, R.E., & Parker, P.G. (2006) Hematology, serum chemistry, and serology of Galapagos penguins (Spheniscus mendiculus) in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 42(3): 625-632.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Chlamydophila psittaci", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=11676. Accessed 31 October 2026.