ABSTRACT

In Hatay, 13 nematodes (8 ♀ and 5 ♂) were observed in the thoracic cavity of a white-spectacled bulbul (Pycnonotus xanthopygos). The parasites were cleared with lactophenol and then investigated under the light microscopy and important morphological parts of parasites were measured. The parasites were identified as Diplotriaena monticola Yamaguty, 1935 (Fam.: Filariidae) under the subfamily of Diplotriaeninae. It is important because this case is the first report of this infection in a white-spectacled bulbul in Turkey.

Keywords: White-spectacled bulbul, helminth, Filariidae, Diplotriaena monticola