Myiasis by Philornis spp. (Diptera: Muscidae) in Dendroica castanea (Aves: Parulidae) in Panama

Resumen

We report the parasitism of an unidentified species of Philornis, extracted from juvenile Dendroica castanea that was collected from Pipeline Road of the Soberania National Park of Panama. This finding is unusual, because Philornis spp. Parasitizes nested chicks, not birds with flight capacity. In the other hand, it would be the first report of this kind of parasitism in D. castanea