Keve, Gergő
Csörgő, Tibor
Kováts, Dávid
Benke, Anikó
Bende, Attila Tibor
Ágoston, Hunor
Mórocz, Attila
Németh, Ákos
Tamás, Enikő Anna
Huber, Attila
Gyurácz, József
Keve, Gábor
Kontschán, Jenő
Németh, Anna
Hornok, Sándor
Funding for this research was provided by:
Office for Supported Research Groups, Hungarian Research Network (HUN-REN), Hungary (Project No. 1500107)
University of Veterinary Medicine
Article History
Received: 1 February 2024
Accepted: 24 April 2024
First Online: 27 May 2024
Declarations
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: All songbirds were handled and released by experienced ringers of BirdLife Hungary. The license for bird ringing was issued by the Pest County Government Authority (). Hooded Crows (<i>Corvus cornix</i>) were culled by experienced hunters. The licence for hunting was issued by the National Hungarian Hunting Chamber, in accordance with Act No. 55 of 1996 and Government Decree No. 79 of 2004 on the protection and management of wildlife and on hunting. The aim of capturing or killing birds was never to collect parasites, but to either ring the captured bird, or pest control. Therefore, the study presented here is in accordance with Act No. 28 of 1998 and Government Decree No. 40 of 2013 on animal experiments. Notification or permission from the Animal Protection Authority was not required. Bird ringing registration numbers with the Hungarian Bird Ringing Centre are: DK: 517; EAT: 614; GJ: 109; AB: 586; AH: 488; AM: 618.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Not applicable.