Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Colpocephalum flavescens Haan, 1829; Colpocephalum unciferum Kellogg, 1896

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Española, Fernandina, Isabela, Marchena, Pinta, Santa Fé, and Santiago

• Palma, R.L. Peck, S.B. (2013) An annotated checklist of parasitic lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from the Galápagos Islands Zootaxa 3627 (1): 001–087
• 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.
• Peters, M.P. Whiteman, N.K., Hagen, C., Parker, P.G. & Glenn, T.C. (2009) Eight polymorphic microsatellite markers isolated from the widespread avian louse Colpocephalum turbinatum (Phthiraptera: Amblycera: Menoponidae). Molecular Ecology Resources 9(3): 910-912.
• Santiago-Alarcon, D. Whiteman, N.K., Parker, P.G., Ricklefs, R.E. & Valkiūnas, G. (2008) Patterns of parasite abundance and distribution in island populations of Galápagos endemic birds. Journal of Parasitology 94(3): 584–590.
• Whiteman, N.K. Parker, P.G. (2004) Effects of host sociality on ectoparasite population biology. The Journal of Parasitology 90(5): 939–947.
• Whiteman, N.K. Matson, K.D., Bollmer, J.L. & Parker, P.G. (2006) Disease ecology in the Galápagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoensis): host genetic diversity, parasite load and natural antibodies. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 273: 797–804.
• Whiteman, N.K. Parker, P.G. (2004) Body condition and parasite load predict territory ownership in the Galápagos Hawk. The Condor 106: 915–921.
• Whiteman, N.K. Kimball, R.T. & Parker, P.G. (2007) Co-phylogeography and comparative population genetics of the threatened Galápagos hawk and three ectoparasite species: ecology shapes population histories within parasite communities. Molecular Ecology 22: 4759-4773.