Haemoproteus coatneyi

Haemoproteus coatneyi
Scientific classification
(unranked):	Diaphoretickes
Clade:	TSAR
Clade:	SAR
Infrakingdom:	Alveolata
Phylum:	Apicomplexa
Class:	Aconoidasida
Order:	Chromatorida
Suborder:	Laveraniina
Family:	Haemoproteidae
Genus:	Haemoproteus
Species:	H. coatneyi
Binomial name
	Haemoproteus coatneyi; Burry-Caines & Bennett, 1992

Haemoproteus coatneyi is a species of parasitic eukaryote that is found in the yellowhammer. Male yellowhammers with high levels of this parasite produced fewer offspring (there was no such effect for females), and tend to be less brightly coloured. The striking plumage of the male yellowhammer may therefore have arisen as a signal of fitness to breed.[1] Yellowhammers infected with Haemoproteus species may have lower winter survival rates due to a tendency to having shorter wings.[2]

References

Sundberg, Jan (1995). "Parasites, plumage coloration and reproductive success in the Yellowhammer, Emberiza citrinella". Oikos. 742: 331–339. doi:10.2307/3545664. JSTOR 3545664.
Dunn, Jenny C; Goodman, Simon J; Benton, Tim G; Hamer, Keith C (2013). "Avian blood parasite infection during the non-breeding season: an overlooked issue in declining populations?" (PDF). BMC Ecology. 13 (30): 1–9. doi:10.1186/1472-6785-13-30.

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[Sundberg-1] Sundberg, Jan (1995). "Parasites, plumage coloration and reproductive success in the Yellowhammer, Emberiza citrinella". Oikos. 742: 331–339. doi:10.2307/3545664. JSTOR 3545664.

[dunn-2] Dunn, Jenny C; Goodman, Simon J; Benton, Tim G; Hamer, Keith C (2013). "Avian blood parasite infection during the non-breeding season: an overlooked issue in declining populations?" (PDF). BMC Ecology. 13 (30): 1–9. doi:10.1186/1472-6785-13-30.