bird louse

• Insecte parasite de petite taille qui infeste les oiseaux, se nourrissant de plumes, de peau ou de sang, souvent présent chez la volaille et les oiseaux sauvages.

A small parasitic insect that infests birds, feeding on their feathers, skin, or blood, commonly found on poultry and wild birds.

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   A small, wingless insect of the order Phthiraptera that lives as an external parasite on birds, feeding on feathers and skin debris.

   pou des oiseaux

   • The bird louse infestation caused the parrot to lose many feathers.
   • Ornithologists often find bird lice on wild seabirds.
   • Bird lice are highly host-specific and rarely affect mammals.