The stick-tight sand flea infects burrowing parrot (Cyanoliseus p. patagonus) nestling between its toes North-eastern Patagonia

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A previously unknown stick tight sand flea commonly infects burrowing parrots of North eastern Patagonia These sand fleas are only found in nestlings usually under the tongue or inside the nostrils In this case a nestling was heavily affected between it toes by these ectoparasites First time recorded and photographed Information from Dr Juan F Masello

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Size: 5120px × 3336px
Location: Balneario El Condor Patagonian province of Rio Negro Argentina Sout America
Photo credit: © Krystyna Szulecka Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: Yes

Keywords: ., burrowing, cyanoliseus, ectoparasites, flea, infect, infects, infest, infestation, nestling, north-eastern, parrot, patagonia, patagonus, sand, stick-tight, toes