ENDOPARASITES IN FALCONS IN DUBAI

Falconfeces were examined in the Dubai Falcon Hospital. The feces were flotated in saturated sugar solution and analyzed by microscopy. Eggs and oocysts of Prosthogonimus spp., Cestoda, Capillaria spp., Serrato spiculum spp., Syngamus trachea, Ascaridia spp., Porrocaecum spp., Aca nthocephalus spp., Caryospora spp., Eimeria spp., and Arthropoda were found in falcons of different species. The endoparasites are illustrat ed by photographs. Their life cycles and their treatment in Dubai are explained and compared with references. Diseases caused by parasites a re discussed.