Chewing lice (Phthiraptera) are obligate and permanent ectoparasites commonly found on birds. The life cycle of these insects is completed on the body of the host and therefore many are host specific. This is the first report of chewing lice on a wild Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) and a zoo-kept Eurasian griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) in Tyrol, Austria. Three different species of chewing lice were identified: Craspedorrhynchus aquilinus was found on Aquila chrysaetos and Colpocephalum turbinatum and Falcolipeurus quadripustulatus were found on Gyps fulvus. The lice were identified morphologically and by barcoding. Chewing lice (Phthiraptera) of eagles, vultures, and other Accipitriformes are understudied, and further research is needed.

• Keywords
• Aquila chrysaetos, Colpocephalum turbinatum, Craspedorrhynchus aquilinus, Falcolipeurus quadripustulatus, Gyps fulvus, Chewing lice,
• MeSH
• Eagles * parasitology   MeSH
• Falconiformes * parasitology   MeSH
• Bird Diseases * parasitology   MeSH
• Phthiraptera * classification   anatomy & histology   MeSH
• DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic MeSH
• Lice Infestations * veterinary   parasitology   MeSH
• Animals, Zoo parasitology   MeSH
• Animals MeSH
• Check Tag
• Male MeSH
• Animals MeSH
• Publication type
• Journal Article MeSH
• Geographicals
• Austria MeSH