Table 1 Species identification of birdstrike remains (blood, tissue, feathers) collected from aircraft after landing at Perth Airport
From: Metabarcoding avian diets at airports: implications for birdstrike hazard management planning
Case number | Sample type | Species identified | Common name | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Blood soaked feather | Bubulcus ibis | Cattle egret | 100% match 12S and Cytb |
2 | Blood swab | Columba livia | Common pigeon | 100% match 12S only |
3 | Feather | Columba livia | Common pigeon | 100% match 12S only |
4a | Blood swab | Fulica atra australis | Australian coot | 100% match 12S only |
4b | Feather | Fulica atra australis | Australian coot | 100% match 12S only |
5 | Blood swab | Hirundinidae | Swallow and martin family | 97% match with 12S |
Petrochelidon ariel | Fairy martin | 98% match with Cytb | ||
6 | Partial carcass | Chroicocephalus hartlaubii | Hartlaub’s gull* | 100% match Cytb only |
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | Grey-headed gull* | 100% match Cytb only | ||
7 | Blood swab | N/A | N/A | Extract failed to amplify DNA |
8 | Feather | Apus pacificus | Pacific swift | 100% match 12S and Cytb |
9 | Blood swab | Hirundinidae | Swallow and martin family | 97.9% match with 12S |
Hirundo nigricans | Tree martin | 99.8% match with Cytb | ||
10 | Feather | Falco berigora | Brown falcon | 100% match Cytb only. Strike reported on take off |
11 | Blood swab | Pteropus poliocephalus | Grey‒headed flying fox | 99.4% match with Cytb. Strike occurred on take off |
12 | Blood swab | Accipitridae | Birds of prey | 90.5% match 12S, 90.9% match Cytb |
13a | Blood swab | Chenonetta jubata | Australian wood duck | 90.5% match 12S, 90.9% match Cytb |
13b | Blood swab | Chenonetta jubata | Australian wood duck | 90.5% match 12S, 90.9% match Cytb |