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Helminths were identified morphologically to the lowest taxonomic level, and, whenever possible, trematode identifications were confirmed using large ribosomal subunit (28S) rDNA sequences. Eighty-seven percent of birds were infected with helminths, including 86% infected with nematodes, 36% with trematodes, and 16% with either cestodes or acanthocephalans. We identified 39 helminth taxa, including 15 nematodes, 15 trematodes, 5 cestodes, and 4 acanthocephalans, which resulted in 33 new geographic records and 22 new host records. Among the orders of birds dissected, the Anseriformes Wagler, 1831, supported the highest total richness of helminths (18 taxa), although the highest helminth richness values in individual host species were observed in Nycticorax nycticorax (black-crowned night heron) L., 1758, and Ardea herodias (great blue heron) L., 1758, both with 7 taxa. Nycticorax nycticorax was also infected with Ribeiroia ondatrae (Price, 1931), which represents a new definitive host record in the United States. Our results demonstrate the need to generate baseline helminth survey data, which can be used to help understand the knowledge gaps for parasite life cycles, as well as patterns of parasite distribution.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1645\/24-123","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,8]],"date-time":"2025-10-08T11:50:35Z","timestamp":1759924235000},"page":"658-668","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["A Survey of Endohelminth Diversity of Birds Collected in the San Francisco Bay Area"],"prefix":"10.1645","volume":"111","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0006-9981-6844","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jasmine A.","family":"Groves","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tyler J.","family":"Achatz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Natural Sciences, Middle Georgia State University, Macon, Georgia 31206."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"John M.","family":"Kinsella","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Helm West Lab, Missoula, Montana 59801."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dana M.","family":"Calhoun","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jeffery T.","family":"Wilcox","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Mitsui Ranch Preserve, 3124 Sonoma Mountain Road, Petaluma, California 94954."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Stephen E.","family":"Greiman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia 30458."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Pieter T. 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