ESTADO ACTUAL DEL CONOCIMIENTO DE HELMINTOS EN AVES SILVESTRES DE CHILE CURRENT STATE OF KNOWLEDGMENTS OF HELMINTHS IN CHILEAN WILD BIRDS

Se revisaron un total de treinta y tres trabajos en helmintos de aves silvestres en Chile. Identificándose 22 familias y 34 géneros de helmintos. Entre las aves hospederas identificadas, los órdenes Chraradriiformes y Pelecaniformes presentan la mayor cantidad de registros. Este trabajo complementa la lista parcial elaborada por Cattan (1995) In Chile 33 publications of wild bird helminths were reviewed. 22 families and 34 genues of helminths were identified. Among the host birds, the orders Charadriiformes and Pelecaniformes were the most frequently reported. This study complements the partial list elaborated by Cattan (1995)