Animal health

Global Avian Influenza Viruses with Zoonotic Potential situation update

Bird species affected by H5Nx HPAI

In orange are the new species since 2021
Last updated: 17/08/2024

Farmed bird species affected

  • Gallus gallus domesticus (Chicken)
  • Anas platyrhynchos domesticus (Duck)
  • Anserinae sp. (Goose)Meleagris gallopavo (Turkey)
  • Cairina moschata (Muscovy Duck)
  • Colinus virginianus (Northern Bobwhite)
  • Columba livia domestica (Domestic Pigeon)
  • Coturnix coturnix (Common quail)
  • Coturnix japonica (Japanese quail)
  • Dromaius novaehollandiae (Emu)
  • Pavo cristatus (Peacock)
  • Phasianus colchicus (Common Pheasant)
  • Numida meleagris (Common Guineafowl)
  • Struthio camelus (Ostrich)

 

Wild bird species affected

Anseriformes
  • Aix galericulata (Mandarin Duck)
  • Aix sponsa (Wood Duck)
  • Alopochen aegyptiaca (Egyptian Goose)
  • Amazonetta brasiliensis (Brazilian Teal)*
  • Anas acuta (Northern Pintail)
  • Anas americana (American Wigeon)
  • Anas bernieri (Madagascar Teal)*
  • Anas carolinensis (American green-winged Teal)
  • Anas clypeata (Northern Shoveler)
  • Anas crecca (Common Teal)
  • Anas cyanoptera (Cinnamon Teal)
  • Anas discors (Blue-winged Teal)
  • Anas falcata (Falcated Duck)
  • Anas flavirostris (Andean Teal)
  • Anas formosa (Baikal Teal)*
  • Anas fulvigula (Mottled Duck)
  • Anas penelope (Eurasian Wigeon)
  • Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard)
  • Anas poecilorhyncha (Indian spot-billed duck)
  • Anas querquedula (Garganey)
  • Anas rhynchotis (Australasian Shoveler)
  • Anas rubripes (American Black Duck)
  • Anas strepera (Gadwall)
  • Anas undulata (Yellow-billed Duck)
  • Anas versicolor (Silver Teal)*
  • Anas zonorhyncha (Chinese Spot-billed Duck)
  • Anastomus oscitans (Asian Openbill)
  • Anser albifrons (Greater white-fronted Goose)
  • Anser anser (Greylag Goose)
  • Anser brachyrhynchus (Pink-footed Goose)
  • Anser caerulescens (Snow Goose)
  • Anser cygnoides (Swan Goose)*
  • Anser erythropus (Lesser white-fronted goose)
  • Anser fabalis (Tiaga Bean Goose)
  • Anser indicus (Bar-headed Goose)
  • Anser rossii (Ross’s Goose)
  • Anser serrirostris (Tundra Bean Goose)
  • Aythya affinis (Lesser Scaup)
  • Aythya americana (Redhead Duck)
  • Aythya baeri (Baer's pochard)*
  • Aythya collaris (Ring-necked Duck)
  • Aythya ferina (Common Pochard)
  • Aythya fuligula (Tufted Duck)
  • Aythya marila (Greater Scaup)
  • Aythya nyroca (Ferruginous Pochard)*
  • Aythya valisineria (Canvasback)
  • Branta bernicla (Brent Goose)
  • Branta canadensis (Canada Goose)
  • Branta hutchinsii (Cackling Goose)
  • Branta leucopsis (Barnacle Goose)
  • Branta ruficollis (Red breasted goose)
  • Branta sandvicensis (Nene)*
  • Bucephala albeola (Bufflehead)
  • Bucephala clangula (Common Goldeneye)
  • Bucephala islandica (Barrow's goldeneye)*
  • Cairina moschata (Muscovy Duck)
  • Chenonetta jubata (Maned Duck)
  • Chloephaga melanoptera (Andean Goose)
  • Chloephaga picta (Upland Goose)
  • Coscoroba coscoroba (Coscoroba swan)
  • Cygnus atratus (Black Swan)
  • Cygnus bewickii (Tundra swan)
  • Cygnus buccinators (Trumpeter Swan)
  • Cygnus columbianus (Tundra Swan)
  • Cygnus cygnus (Whooper swan)
  • Cygnus melancoryphus (black-necked swan)
  • Cygnus olor (Mute Swan)
  • Dendrocygna bicolor (Fulvous whistling Duck)
  • Dendrocygna eytoni (Plumed Whistling-Duck)
  • Dendrocygna viduata (White-faced Whistling-Duck)
  • Lophodytes cucullatus (Hooded Merganser)
  • Mareca americana (American wigeon)
  • Mareca falcata (Falcated Duck)
  • Marmaronetta angustirostris (Marbled Teal)
  • Melanitta fusca (Velvet Scoter)
  • Melanitta nigra (Common Scoter)
  • Melanitta perspicillata (Surf Scoter)
  • Mergellus albellus (Smew)*
  • Mergus merganser (Goosander)
  • Mergus serrator (Red-breasted merganser)
  • Mergus squamatus (Scaly-sided merganser)*
  • Netta rufina (Red-crested Pochard)
  • Oxyura jamaicensis (Ruddy Duck)
  • Plectropterus gambensis (Spur-winged Goose)
  • Somateria mollissima (Eider)
  • Somateria spectabilis (King Eider)
  • Spatula clypeata (Northern Shoveler)
  • Spatula cyanoptera (Cinnamon Teal)
  • Spatula puna (Puna Teal)*
  • Spatula querquedula (Garganey)
  • Tachyeres pteneres (Magellanic Steamerduck)
  • Tadorna ferruginea (Ruddy Shelduck)
  • Tadorna tadorna (Common Shelduck)

Gaviiformes

  • Gavia immer (Common Loon)
  • Gavia pacifica (Pacific Loon)
  • Gavia stellata (Red-throated Loon)

Sphenisciformes

  • Eudyptes chrysocome (Southern Rockhopper Penguin)
  • Spheniscus demersus (Jackass Penguin)
  • Spheniscus humboldti (Humboldt Penguin)
  • Spheniscus magellanicus (Magellanic Penguin)

Ciconiiformes

  • Ciconia boyciana (Oriental Stork)
  • Ciconia ciconia (White Stork)
  • Ciconia nigra (Black Stork)
  • Leptoptilos javanicus (Lesser Adjutant)*
  • Mycteria americana (American Wood Stork)
  • Mycteria leucocephala (Painted Stork)

Procellariiformes

  • Ardenna gravis (Great Shearwater)
  • Ardenna grisea (Sooty Shearwater)
  • Ardenna tenuirostris (Short-tailed Shearwater)
  • Fulmarus glacialis (Northern Fulmar)
  • Fulmarus glacialoides (Southern Fulmar)
  • Macronectes giganteus (Southern Giant Petrel)
  • Macronectes halli (Northern Giant Petrel)
  • Pachyptila desolata (Antarctic Prion)
  • Phoebastria irrorata (Waved Albatross)
  • Procellaria aequinoctialis (White-chinned Petrel)
  • Pterodroma macroptera (Great-winged Petrel)
  • Puffinus gravis (Great Shearwater)
  • Puffinus puffinus (Manx Shearwater)
  • Thalassarche melanophris (Black-browed Albatross)

Suliformes

  • Fregata magnificens (Magnificent Frigatebird)
  • Fregata minor (Great Frigatebird)
  • Leucocarbo atriceps (Imperial Shag)
  • Leucocarbo georgianus (South Georgia Shag)
  • Microcarbo coronatus (Crowned Cormorant)
  • Morus bassanus (Northern Gannet)
  • Morus capensis (Cape Gannet)
  • Nannopterum auritum (Double-crested Cormorant)
  • Nannopterum brasilianum (Neotropical Cormorant)
  • Phalacrocorax auritus (Double-crested Cormorant)
  • Phalacrocorax bougainvillii (Guanay Cormorant)
  • Phalacrocorax brasilianus (Neotropical Cormorant)
  • Phalacrocorax capensis (Cape Cormorant)
  • Phalacrocorax carbo (Great Cormorant)
  • Phalacrocorax gaimardi (Red-legged Cormorant)
  • Phalacrocorax lucidus (White-breasted Cormorant)
  • Phalacrocorax magellanicus (Rock Shag)
  • Phalacrocorax neglectus (Bank Cormorant)
  • Phalacrocorax punctatus (Spotted Shag
  • Phalacrocorax pygmaeus (Pygmy Cormorant)
  • Sula capensis (Cape Gannet)
  • Sula leucogaster (Brown Booby)
  • Sula nebouxii (Blue-footed Booby)
  • Sula sula (Red-footed Booby)
  • Sula variegata (Peruvian Booby)
  • Urile penicillatus (Brandt's Cormorant)

Pelecaniformes

  • Ajaia ajaja (Roseate Spoonbill)
  • Ardea alba (Great Egret)
  • Ardea cinerea (Grey Heron)
  • Ardea cocoi (Cocoi heron)
  • Ardea herodias (Great Blue Heron)
  • Ardea melanocephala (Black-headed Heron)*
  • Ardeola grayii (Indian Pond-Heron)
  • Bostrychia hagedash (Hadada Ibis)
  • Botaurus stellaris (Eurasian bittern)
  • Bubulcus ibis (Western Cattle Egret)
  • Butorides virescens (Green Heron)
  • Egretta caerulea (Little Blue Heron)
  • Egretta garzetta (Little Egret)
  • Egretta intermedia (Intermediate Egret)
  • Egretta thula (Snowy Egret)
  • Eudocimus albus (American White Ibis)
  • Eudocimus ruber (Scarlet Ibis)*
  • Geronticus eremita (Northern Bald Ibis)
  • Nyctanassa violacea (Yellow-crowned Night-heron)
  • Nycticorax nycticorax (Black-Crowned Heron)
  • Pelecanus crispus (Dalmatian Pelican)
  • Pelecanus erythrorhynchos (American White Pelican)
  • Pelecanus occidentalis (Brown Pelican)
  • Pelecanus onocrotalus (Great White Pelican)
  • Pelecanus philippensis (Spot-billed Pelican)*
  • Pelecanus rufescens (Pink-backed Pelican)
  • Pelecanus thagus (Peruvian Pelican)
  • Platalea leucorodia (Eurasian Spoonbill)
  • Platalea minor (Black-faced Spoonbill)
  • Plegadis chihi (White-faced Ibis)
  • Plegadis falcinellus (Glossy Ibis)
  • Threskiornis aethiopicus (Sacred Ibis)
  • Threskiornis melanocephalus (Black-headed Ibis)*

Galliformes

  • Alectoris rufa (Red legged partridge)
  • Alectura lathami (Australian bushturkey)
  • Bonasa umbellus (Ruffed grouse)
  • Callipepla californica (California Quail)
  • Centrocercus urophasianus (Greater sage-grouse)
  • Colinus virginianus (Northern Bobwhite)
  • Coturnix coturnix (Common Quail)*
  • Cracidae (incognita)*
  • Cyrtonyx montezumae (Montezuma Quail)
  • Gallus gallus domesticus (Chicken)
  • Lagopus lagopus (Willow Grouse)
  • Lophura nycthemera (Silver Pheasant)
  • Meleagris gallopavo (Turkey)
  • Numida meleagris (Common Guineafowl)
  • Pavo cristatus (Peacock)
  • Perdix perdix (Grey Partridge)*
  • Phasianus colchicus (Common Pheasant)
  • Syrmaticus reevesii (Reeves's Pheasant)*

Charadriiformes

  • Alca torda (Razorbill)
  • Alle alle (Little auk)
  • Arenaria interpres (Ruddy Turnstone)
  • Arenaria melanocephala (Black turnstone)
  • Calidris alba (Sanderling)
  • Calidris alpina (Dunlin)
  • Calidris canutus (Red Knot)
  • Calidris ferruginea (Curlew sandpiper)
  • Calidris fuscicollis (White-rumped Sandpiper)
  • Calidris maritima (Purple sandpiper)
  • Calidris mauri (Western Sandpiper)
  • Calidris minuta (Little stint)
  • Calidris pusilla (Semipalmated sandpiper)
  • Cepphus grylle (Black Guillemot)
  • Charadrius alexandrinus (Kentish Plover)
  • Charadrius dubius (Little ringed plover)
  • Charadrius hiaticula (Common ringed plover)
  • Charadrius mongolus (Lesser Sand Plover)
  • Charadrius nivosus (Snowy plover)
  • Charadrius pallidus (Chestnut-banded Plover)
  • Chlidonias hybrida (Whiskered Tern)
  • Chlidonias leucopterus (White-winged Black Tern)
  • Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus (Brown-headed gull)
  • Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus (Grey Headed Gull)
  • Chroicocephalus hartlaubii (Hartlaub’s Gull)
  • Chroicocephalus maculipennis (Brown-hooded gull)
  • Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Black-headed Gull)
  • Fratercula arctica (Atlantic Puffin)
  • Gallinago gallinago (Common Snipe)
  • Gallinago stenura (Pin-tailed Snipe)
  • Gelochelidon nilotica (Common Gull-billed Tern)
  • Haematopus ater (Blackish Oystercatcher)
  • Haematopus moquini (African Black Oystercatcher)
  • Haematopus ostralegus (Eurasian oystercatcher)
  • Haematopus palliatus (American oystercatcher)
  • Himantopus himantopus (Black-winged Stilt)
  • Hydrocoloeus minutus (Little Gull)
  • Hydroprogne caspia (Caspian Tern)
  • Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus (Pallas's Gull)
  • Ichthyaetus melanocephalus (Mediterranean Gull)
  • Larosterna inca (Inca tern)
  • Larus argentatus (Herring Gull)
  • Larus armenicus (Armenian Gull)
  • Larus atricilla (Laughing Gull)
  • Larus audouinii (Audouin's Gull)
  • Larus belcheri (Belcher's Gull)
  • Larus brachyrhynchus (Short-billed Gull)
  • Larus brunicephalus (Brown-headed Gull)
  • Larus cachinnans (Caspian Gull)
  • Larus californicus (California Gull)
  • Larus canus (Mew Gull)
  • Larus crassirostris (Black-tailed Gull)
  • Larus delawarensis (Ring-billed Gull)
  • Larus dominicanus (Kelp Gull)
  • Larus fuscus (Lesser Black-backed Gull)
  • Larus genei (Slender-billed Gull)
  • Larus glaucescens (Glaucous-winged Gull)
  • Larus glaucoides (Iceland Gull)
  • Larus hyperboreus (Glaucous Gull)
  • Larus ichthyaetus (Pallas's Gull)
  • Larus marinus (Great black-backed Gull)
  • Larus michahellis (Yellow-legged Gull)
  • Larus novaehollandiae (Silver Gull)
  • Larus occidentalis (Western Gull)
  • Larus philadelphia (Bonaparte's Gull)
  • Larus pipixcan (Franklin's Gull)
  • Larus ridibundus (Black-headed Gull)
  • Larus schistisagus (Slaty-backed Gull)
  • Larus scopulinus (Silver Gull)
  • Larus smithsonianus (Arctic Herring Gull)
  • Larus thayeri (Thayer's gull)
  • Leucophaeus atricilla (Laughing Gull)
  • Leucophaeus modestus (Grey gull)
  • Leucophaeus pipixcan (Franklin's Gull)
  • Numenius sp.(Curlew)
  • Numenius arquata (Eurasian Curlew)
  • Numenius phaeopus (Whimbrel)
  • Pagophila eburnean (Ivory Gull)
  • Phalaropus lobatus (Red-necked phalarope)
  • Pluvialis dominica (American Golden Plover)
  • Pluvialis squatarola (Grey Plover/Black-bellied Plover)
  • Recurvirostra avosetta (Pied avocet)
  • Rissa tridactyla (Black-legged Kittiwake)
  • Rynchops niger (Black skimmer)
  • Scolopax rusticola (Eurasian Woodcock)
  • Stercorarius antarcticus (Brown skua)
  • Stercorarius chilensis (Chilean Skua)
  • Stercorarius maccormicki (South Polar Skua)
  • Stercorarius parasiticus (Arctic Skua)
  • Stercorarius skua (Great Skua)
  • Sterna dougallii (Roseate Tern)
  • Sterna forsteri (Forster's Tern)
  • Sterna hirundinacea (South American Tern)
  • Sterna hirundo (Common Tern)
  • Sterna paradisaea (Acrtic Tern)
  • Sternula albifrons (Little Tern)
  • Thalasseus acuflavidus (Cabot's Tern)
  • Thalasseus bergii (Swift Tern)
  • Thalasseus elegans (Elegant Tern)
  • Thalasseus maximus (Royal Tern)
  • Thalasseus sandvicensis (Sandwich Tern)
  • Tringa flavipes (Lesser Yellowlegs)
  • Tringa glareola (Wood Sandpiper)
  • Tringa melanoleuca (Greater Yellowlegs)
  • Tringa ochropus (Green Sandpiper)
  • Tringa semipalmata (Willet)
  • Tringa totanus (Common Redshank)
  • Uria aalge (Common Murre)
  • Uria lomvia (Thick-billed Murre)
  • Vanellus chilensis (Southern Lapwing)
  • Vanellus spinosus (Spur-winged Lapwing)
  • Vanellus vanellus (Northern Lapwing)
  • Xema sabini (Sabine’s Gull)

Podicipediformes

  • Aechmophorus occidentalis (Western Grebe)
  • Podiceps auritus (Horned Grebe)
  • Podiceps cristatus (Great Cested Grebe)
  • Podiceps grisegena (Red-necked Grebe)
  • Podiceps major (Great Grebe)
  • Podiceps nigricollis (Eared Grebe)
  • Podilymbus podiceps (Pied-billed Grebe)
  • Tachybaptus ruficollis (Little Grebe)

Struthioniformes

  • Struthio camelus (Ostrich)*

Rheiformes

  • Rhea americana (Greater rhea)*

Casuariiformes

  • Dromaius novaehollandiae (Emu)*

Phoenicopteriformes

  • Phoenicopterus chilensis (Chilean flamingo)*
  • Phoenicopterus minor (Lesser flamingo)*
  • Phoenicopterus roseus (Greater Flamingo)
  • Phoenicopterus ruber (American Flamingo)*

Gruiformes

  • Anthropoides virgo (Demoiselle Crane)
  • Antigone canadensis (Sandhill Crane)
  • Antigone vipio (White-naped crane)
  • Balearica regulorum (Crowned crane)
  • Fulica americana (American coot)
  • Fulica armillata (Red-gartered Coot)
  • Fulica atra (Common Coot)
  • Gallinula chloropus (Common Moorhen)
  • Grus canadensis (Sandhill Crane)
  • Grus grus (Common Crane)
  • Grus japonensis (Red-crowned Crane)
  • Grus leucogeranus (Siberian crane)*
  • Grus monacha (Hooded Crane)
  • Grus paradisea (Blue Crane)
  • Grus vipio (White-naped Crane)
  • Rallus aquaticus (Water Rail)

Psittaciformes

  • Agapornis personatus (Yellow-collared Lovebird)*
  • Agapornis roseicollis (Rosy-faced Lovebird)*
  • Amazona farinosa (Southern mealy amazon)*
  • Amazona farinose (Amazon Parrot)
  • Amazona ochrocephala (Yellow-crowned Parrot)*
  • Amazona oratrix (Yellow-headed amazon)*
  • Ara ararauna (Blue-and-yellow macaw)*
  • Ara cloropterus (Green and red macaw)*
  • Ara macao (Scarlet Macaw)*
  • Ara militaris (Military macaw)*
  • Aratinga auricapillus (Golden-capped Parakeet)
  • Brotogeris versicolurus (White-winged Parakeet)*
  • Cacatua ducorpsii (Solomons Corella)*
  • Cyanoliseus patagonus (Burrowing Parrot)
  • Diopsittaca nobilis (Northern Red-shouldered Macaw)
  • Enicognathus ferrugineus (Austral Parakeet)
  • Enicognathus leptorhynchus (Slender-billed Parakeet)
  • Loriculus spp. (Hanging Parrot)*
  • Melopsittacus undulatus (Budgerigar)
  • Nymphicus hollandicus (Cockatiel)
  • Psittacula derbiana (Lord Derby's Parakeet)*
  • Psittacula eupatria (Alexandrine Parakeet)*
  • Psittacula krameri (Rose-ringed Parakeet)*
  • Psittacus erithacus (Grey Parrot)*
  • Pycnonotus zeylanicus (Straw-headed bulbul)*

Falconiformes

  • Caracara cheriway (Northern Crested Caracara)
  • Caracara plancus (Southern Caracara)
  • Falco biarmicus (Lanner Falcon)
  • Falco cherrug (Saker Falcon)
  • Falco columbarius (Merlin)
  • Falco mexicanus (Prairie falcon)
  • Falco peregrinus (Peregrine Falcon)
  • Falco rusticolus (Gryfalcon)
  • Falco sparverius (American Kestrel)
  • Falco subbuteo (Eurasian hobby)*
  • Falco tinnunculus (Common Kestrel)
  • Falco vespertinus (Red-footed Falcon)
  • Milvago chimango (Chimango Caracara)

Accipitriformes

  • Accipiter atricapillus (American goshawk)
  • Accipiter brachyurus (New Britain Sparrowhawk)
  • Accipiter cooperii (Cooper’s Hawk)
  • Accipiter gentilis (Northern Goshawk)
  • Accipiter gularis (Japanese Sparrowhawk)
  • Accipiter nisus (Eurasian Sparrowhawk)
  • Accipiter striatus (Sharp-shinned Hawk)
  • Aquila audax (Wedge-tailed Eagle)
  • Aquila chrysaetos (Golden Eagle)
  • Aquila fasciata (Bonelli's eagle)
  • Aquila heliaca (Eastern imperial eagle)
  • Aquila nipalensis (Steppe Eagle)*
  • Aquila rapax (Tawny Eagle)*
  • Buteo buteo (Common Buzzard)
  • Buteo jamaicensis (Red-tailed Hawk)
  • Buteo japonicus (Eastern buzzard)
  • Buteo lagopus (Rough-legged Hawk)
  • Buteo lineatus (Red-shouldered Hawk)
  • Buteo magnirostris (Roadside Hawk)
  • Buteo platypterus (Broad-winged Hawk)
  • Buteo polyosoma (Red-backed Hawk)*
  • Buteo regalis (Ferruginous Hawk)
  • Buteo rufofuscus (Jackal Buzzard)
  • Buteo swainsoni (Swainson's Hawk)
  • Buteogallus urubitinga (Great Black Hawk)
  • Cathartes aura (Turkey Vulture)
  • Circus aeruginosus (Western Marsh Harrier)
  • Circus assimilis (Spotted Harrier)
  • Circus cyaneus (Hen Harrier)
  • Circus hudsonius (Northern Harrier)
  • Circus pygargus (Montagu's Harrier)
  • Clanga pomarina (Lesser Spotted Eagle)*
  • Coragyps atratus (American Black Vulture)
  • Geranoaetus melanoleucus (Black-chested buzzard-eagle)
  • Geranoaetus polyosoma (Variable Hawk)
  • Gypaetus barbatus (Bearded vulture)
  • Gyps africanus (White-backed vulture)*
  • Gyps fulvus (Griffon Vulture)
  • Haliaeetus albicilla (White Tailed Eagle)
  • Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Bald Eagle)
  • Haliaeetus pelagicus (Steller’s Sea Eagle)
  • Haliaeetus vocifer (African Fish Eagle)
  • Hieraaetus fasciatus (Bonelli’s Eagle)
  • Milvus migrans (Black Kite)
  • Milvus milvus (Red Kite)
  • Nisaetus nipalensis (Mountain Hawk Eagle)
  • Pandion haliaetus (Osprey)
  • Parabuteo unicinctus (Harris's Hawk)
  • Sagittarius serpentarius (Secretary Bird)
  • Spilornis cheela (Crested Serpent Eagle)
  • Spizaetus nipalensis (Mountain hawk-eagle)
  • Vultur gryphus (Andean condor)*

Cathartiformes

  • Gymnogyps californianus (California Condor)
  • Sarcoramphus papa (King Vulture)

Strigiformes

  • Aegolius acadicus (Northern Saw-whet Owl)
  • Asio flammeus (Short-Eared owl)
  • Asio otus (Long Eared Owl)
  • Athene noctua (Little Owl)
  • Bubo africanus (Spotted Eagle-Owl)
  • Bubo bubo (Eurasian Eagle-Owl)
  • Bubo scandiacus (Snowy Owl)
  • Bubo virginianus (Great Horned Owl)
  • Megascops asio (Eastern Screech Owl)
  • Megascops choliba (Tropical Screech-owl)
  • Megascops kennicottii (Western Screech-Owl)
  • Otus scops (Scops Owl)
  • Strix aluco (Tawny owl)
  • Strix nebulosa (Great grey owl)
  • Strix uralensis (Ural Owl)
  • Strix varia (Barred owl)
  • Tyto alba (Common Barn-Owl)
  • Tyto longimembris (Eastern Grass-owl)*

Caprimulgiformes

  • Caprimulgus fossii (Mozambique Nightjar)

Columbiformes

  • Columba guinea (African rock pigeon)
  • Columba livia (Rock Pigeon)
  • Columba palumbus (Common Wood-Pigeon)
  • Columbina inca (Inca Dove)
  • Streptopella decaocto (Eurasian Collared Dove)
  • Streptopella senegalensis (Laughing Dove)
  • Streptopelia turtur (European Turtle-dove)

Piciformes

  • Dendrocopos major (Great spotted woodpecker)
  • Pteroglossus castanotis (Chestnut-eared aracari)*
  • Ramphastos cuvieri (white-throated toucan)*
  • Zenaida macroura (Mourning Dove)

Trogoniformes

  • Harpactes erythrocephalus (Red-headed Trogon)

Passeriformes

  • Acridotheres cristatellus (Crested Myna)
  • Agelaius phoeniceus (Red-winged Blackbird)
  • Calamospiza melanocorys (Lark Bunting)
  • Carduelis carduelis (European goldfinch)
  • Carduelis chloris (European Greenfinch)
  • Chondestes grammacus (Lark Sparrow)
  • Coloeus monedula (Eurasian Jackdaw)
  • Copsychus saularis (Oriental Magpie-robin)
  • Corvus albus (Pied Crow)
  • Corvus brachyrhynchos (American Crow)
  • Corvus caurinus (Northwestern Crow)
  • Corvus corax (Common Raven)
  • Corvus cornix (Hooded Crow)
  • Corvus corone (Carrion Crow)
  • Corvus frugilegus (Rook)
  • Corvus macrorhynchos (Large-billed Crow)
  • Corvus monedula (Western Jackdaw)
  • Corvus ossifragus (Fish Crow)
  • Corvus splendens (House Crow)
  • Cyanocitta cristata (Blue Jay)
  • Cyanocorax chrysops (Plush-crested Jay)
  • Fringilla coelebs (Common chaffinch)
  • Garrulus glandarius (Eurasian Jay)
  • Hirundo rustica (Barn Swallow)
  • Junco hyemalis (Dark-eyed Junco)
  • Laniidae (incognita)
  • Lonchura striata (White-rumped Munia)
  • Motacilla alba (Pied Wagtail)
  • Passer domesticus (House Sparrow)
  • Passer montanus (Eurasian Tree Sparrow)
  • Phylloscopus trochilus (Willow warbler)
  • Pica hudsonia (Black-billed Magpie)
  • Pica pica (Common Magpie)
  • Piranga rubra (Summer Tanager)
  • Ploceus velatus (Southern Masked-Weaver)
  • Pycnonotus jocosus (Red-whiskered Bulbul)
  • Pycnonotus sinensis (Light-vented Bulbul)
  • Pygochelidon cyanoleuca (Blue-and-white Swallow)
  • Pyrrhula pyrrhula (Eurasian Bullfinch)
  • Quiscalus major (Boat-tailed Grackle)
  • Quiscalus mexicanus (Great-tailed grackle)
  • Quiscalus quiscula (Common Grackle)
  • Serinus canaria (Island Canary)
  • Sturnus vulgaris (Common Starling)
  • Tachycineta bicolor (Tree Swallow)
  • Taeniopygia guttata (Timor Zebra Finch)*
  • Turdus iliacus (Redwing)
  • Turdus merula (Eurasian Blackbird)
  • Turdus migratorius (American Robin)
  • Turdus pallidus (Pale Thrush)
  • Turdus philomelos (Song Thrush)
  • Turdus pilaris (Fieldfare)
  • Tyrannus verticalis (Western Kingbird)
  • Zosterops japonicus (Warbling white-eye)

* in displays or private collections.

Mammalian species affected by H5Nx HPAI

In orange are the new species since 2021
Last updated: 17/08/2024

Carnivora

Cetartiodactyla

Other orders

Canidae
  • Canis latrans (Coyote)
  • Canis lupus (Dog)
  • Canis mesomelas (Black-backed Jackal)
  • Nyctereutes procyonoides (Common raccoon dog)
  • Nyctereutes procyonoides albus (Ezo tanuki)
  • Speothos venaticus (South American Bush dog)
  • Urocyon cinereoargenteus (Grey Fox)
  • Vulpes lagopus (Arctic fox)
  • Vulpes vulpes (Red Fox)

Felidae

  • Caracal caracal (Caracal)
  • Catopuma temminckii (Asiatic Golden Cat)S
  • Felis catus (Domestic cat)
  • Lynx lynx (Linx)U
  • Lynx rufus (Bobcat)
  • Neofelis nebulosa (Clouded Leopard)S
  • Otocolobus manual (Pallas's Cat)S
  • Panthera leo (lion)
  • Panthera pardus (Leopard)*
  • Panthera tigris (Tiger)
  • Prionailurus bengalensis (Mainland Leopard Cat)S
  • Puma concolor (Mountain lion)

Hyaenidae

  • Crocuta Crocuta (Spotted Hyaena)

Mephitidae

  • Mephitis mephitis (Striped skunk)

Mustelidae

  • Enhydra lutris nereis (Sea otter)S
  • Lontra canadensis (North American river otter)
  • Lontra Felina (Marine Otter)
  • Lontra provocax (Southern river otter)
  • Lutra Lutra (Eurasian Otter)
  • Martes americana (American Marten)
  • Martes foina (Beech marten)
  • Martes martes (Pine Marten)
  • Martes zibellina (Sable)
  • Meles meles (badger)U
  • Mustela furo (Ferret)*
  • Mustela putorius (Polecat)
  • Neovison vison (American Mink)
  • Pekania pennanti (Fisher)

Procyonidae

  • Nasua nasua (South American coati)
  • Procyon lotor (Racoon)

Ursidae

  • Ursus americanus (American black bear)
  • Ursus arctos (Brown Bear)
  • Ursus arctos horribilis (Grizzly bear)
  • Ursus arctos middendorffi (Kodiac bear)
  • Ursus maritimus (Polar Bear)
  • Ursus thibetanus (Asiatic black bear)

Viverridae

  • Chrotogale owstoni (Owston's Civet)

Odobenidae

  • Odobenus rosmarus (Walrus)

Otariidae

  • Arctocephalus australis (South American Fur seal)
  • Arctocephalus gazella (Antarctic Fur Seal)
  • Callorhinus ursinus (Northern Fur Seal)
  • Otaria flavescens (South American sea lion)

Phocidae

  • Halichoerus grypus (Grey seal)
  • Mirounga leonina (Southern elephant seal)
  • Phoca vitulina (Harbour seal)
  • Pusa caspica (Caspian seal)

Delphinidae

  • Cephalorhynchus eutropia (Chilean dolphin)
  • Delphinus Delphis (Common Dolphin)
  • Lagenorhynchus acutus (White sided dolphin)
  • Tursiops truncatus (Bottlenose dolphin)

Phocoenidae

  • Phocoena spinipinnis (Burmeister’s Porpoise)
  • Phocoena phocoena (Harbour porpoise)

Cervidae

  • Hydropotes inermis (Water Deer)S

Suidae

  • Sus scrofa (Domestic pig)S
  • Sus scrofa (Wild boar)S

Bovidae

  • Capra hircus (goat)
  • Mix herd (sheep/goat)U
  • Bos taurus (cattle)

Camelidae

Vicugna pacos (Alpaca)

Equidae

  • Equus asinus (Donkey)

Rhinocerotidae

  • Diceros bicornis (Black Rhino)

Didelphidae

  • Didelphis virginiana (Virginia Opossum)

Lporidae

  • Sylvilagus audubonii (Desert cottontail)

Ochotonidae

  • Ochotona curzoniae (Plateau Pika)
  • Ochotona dauurica (Daurian pika)U

Cricetidae

  • HamstersU
  • Lasiopodomys brandtii (Brandt's Vole)U
  • Prairie vole

Muridae

  • Deer mouse
  • RatS
  • Meriones unguiculatus (Mongolian gerbil)U
  • Mus musculus (House Mouse)

Sciuridae

  • Sciurus aberti (Abert's Squirrel)
  • Spermophilus dauricus (Daurian souslik)U

Source: EFSA, PAHO, USDA, WOAH sites and research papers. Note: The list excludes laboratory animals and humans.
S tested positive for H5 antibodies before 2021; U infection with Influenza A virus already reported before 2021 with unknown HA subtype.

The main text of the Global Avian Influenza Viruses with Zoonotic Potential situation update can be found HERE.