TABLE 1.
Bird species and associated CoVs in the present surveillance study
| Bird family name | Scientific name | Common name | No. of birds tested | No. (%) of birds positive for CoVs | CoV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accipitridae | 5 | 0 (0) | |||
| Alcedinidae | 1 | 0 (0) | |||
| Anatidae | 1 | 0 (0) | |||
| Ardeidae | 11 | 0 (0) | |||
| Cacatuidae | 5 | 0 (0) | |||
| Chloropseidae | 1 | 0 (0) | |||
| Columbidae | 253 | 0 (0) | |||
| Corvidae | 19 | 0 (0) | |||
| Cuculidae | 3 | 0 (0) | |||
| Emberizidae | 4 | 0 (0) | |||
| Estrildidae | Lonchura atricapilla | Chestnut munia | 10 | 0 (0) | |
| Lonchura punctulata | Scaly-breasted munia | 35 | 1 (2.9) | MuCoV HKU13 | |
| Lonchura striata | White-rumped munia | 82 | 1 (1.2) | MuCoV HKU13 | |
| Fringillidae | 3 | 0 (0) | |||
| Hirundinidae | 1 | 0 (0) | |||
| Motacillidae | 5 | 0 (0) | |||
| Muscicapidae | 30 | 0 (0) | |||
| Nectariniidae | 6 | 0 (0) | |||
| Passeridae | 85 | 0 (0) | |||
| Phalacrocoracidae | 1 | 0 (0) | |||
| Phasianidae | 4 | 0 (0) | |||
| Phylloscopidae | 1 | 0 (0) | |||
| Podicipedidae | 1 | 0 (0) | |||
| Psittacidae | 6 | 0 (0) | |||
| Pycnonotidae | Hemixos castanonotus | Chestnut bulbul | 19 | 0 (0) | |
| Pycnonotus jocosus | Red-whiskered bulbul | 178 | 5 (2.8) | BuCoV HKU11 | |
| Pycnonotus melanicterus | Black-crested bulbul | 1 | 0 (0) | ||
| Pycnonotus sinensis | Chinese bulbul | 242 | 10 (4.1) | BuCoV HKU11 | |
| Rallidae | 7 | 0 (0) | |||
| Recurvirostridae | 4 | 0 (0) | |||
| Scolopacidae | 1 | 0 (0) | |||
| Strigidae | 1 | 0 (0) | |||
| Sturnidae | 15 | 0 (0) | |||
| Sylviidae | 1 | 0 (0) | |||
| Timaliidae | 14 | 0 (0) | |||
| Turdidae | Myiophonus caeruleus | Blue whistling thrush | 4 | 0 (0) | |
| Monticola solitarius | Blue rock thrush | 2 | 0 (0) | ||
| Turdus cardis | Japanese thrush | 30 | 0 (0) | ||
| Turdus hortulorum | Gray-backed thrush | 221 | 3 (1.4) | ThCoV HKU12 | |
| Turdus obscurus | Eyebrowed thrush | 1 | 0 (0) | ||
| Turdus kessleri | White-backed thrush | 1 | 0 (0) | ||
| Turdus merula | Blackbird | 16 | 1 (6.3) | ThCoV HKU12 | |
| Turdus pallidus | Pale thrush | 66 | 0 (0) | ||
| Zoothera dauma | Scaly thrush | 22 | 0 (0) | ||
| Zosteropidae | 122 | 0 (0) |