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Feather louse on Harlan's Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis ssp. harlani)
Copyright © 2021 Mason Maron

Feather louse on Harlan's Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis ssp. harlani)
North of Potlatch, Latah County, Idaho, USA
March 16, 2021
Size: ~2-3mm
Collected off of young Harlan's Hawk trapped for banding. Hawk was teeming with them, and our hands were covered in them after only holding the bird for a brief amount of time.

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Contributed by Mason Maron on 17 March, 2021 - 5:21pm
Last updated 13 October, 2023 - 8:36pm

Moved
Moved from Colpocephalum.
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Moved
Moved from Menoponidae.
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Moved
Moved from Philopteridae.
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