Ceratophyllus borealis
| Ceratophyllus borealis | |
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| Female boreal flea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Siphonaptera |
| Family: | Ceratophyllidae |
| Genus: | Ceratophyllus |
| Species: | C. borealis |
| Binomial name | |
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Ceratophyllus borealis Rothschild, 1906 |
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Ceratophyllus borealis , also known as the boreal flea, is an ectoparasite of birds. It is a black species found on ground-nesting birds such as pipits, wheatears and wagtails.
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