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Table 2 Bird orders and families from North America in which mortality due to WNV infection has been demonstrated

From: Pathology and tissue tropism of natural West Nile virus infection in birds: a review

ORDER

FAMILY

Anseriformes

Anatidae

Apodiformes

Apodidae, Trochilidae

Caprimulgiformes

Caprimulgidae

Casuariiformes

Dromaiidae

Charadriiformes

Charadriidae, Laridae

Ciconiiformes

Ardeidae, Cathartidae, Ciconiidae, Threskiornithidae

Columbiformes

Columbidae

Coraciiformes

Alcedinidae, Bucerotidae

Cuculiformes

Cuculidae

Falconiformes

Accipitridae, Falconidae

Galliformes

Numididae, Odontophoridae, Phasianidae

Gaviiformes

Gaviidae

Gruiformes

Aramidae, Gruidae, Rallidae

Musophagiformes

Musophagidae

Passeriformes

Bombycillidae, Cardinalidae, Cinclidae, Corvidae, Emberizidae, Estrildidae, Fringillidae, Icteridae, Laniidae, Mimidae, Paridae, Parulidae, Passeridae, Sittadae, Sturnidae, Thraupidae, Troglodytidae, Turdidae, Vireonidae

Pelecaniformes

Pelecanidae, Phalacrocoracidae

Phoenicopteriformes

Phoenicopteridae

Piciformes

Picidae

Podicipediformes

Podicipedidae

Psittaciformes

Aratingidae, Cacatuidae, Psittacidae

Sphenisciformes

Spheniscidae

Strigiformes

Strigidae, Tytonidae

Struthioniformes

Struthionidae

Tinamiformes

Tinamidae