Parasitic Helminths from Exhibited Avian Species Kept in Kinki District in Japan

To undertake diagnoses, parasitic helminths from 22 captive avian species kept in 5 zoological gardens and/or exhibition facilities in Kinki District in Japan were examined, and 17 species, namely Chapmania tauricollis, Clinostomum complanatum, Corynosoma sp., Capillariidae gen. sp., Thelazia aquillina, Synhimantus (S.) sp., S. (Dispharynx) nasuta, Desportesius invaginatus, Diplotriaena ozouxi, Contracaecum sp., Heterakis isolonche, Heterakis sp., Pseudaspidodera sp., Ascaridia gallinarum, A. hermaphrodita, Ascaridia sp. and Syngamus sp., were identified. This is the first record of C. tauricollisthe and Pseudaspidodera sp. in Japan. An case of abnomal cordon of S. (Dispharynx) nasuta was recorded. As well, a brief epidemiological discussion of the genera Corynosoma and Heterakis was presented.