New records of feather mites (Sarcoptiformes: Astigmata) from some birds in Türkiye Author Eren, Gökhan Artvin (BorkÇa) Directorate of Provincial Agriculture and Forestry, Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Artvin, Türkiye gokhaneren54@gmail.com Author Öztürk, Mehmet Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ondokuz MayIs University, Samsun, Türkiye Author Mironov, Sergey V. Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya Embankment 1, Saint Petersburg, Russia Author Nisbet, Hatice Özlem Department of Wild Animal Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ondokuz MayIs University, Samsun, Türkiye Author Açici, Mustafa Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ondokuz MayIs University, Samsun, Türkiye text Acarological Studies 2006 2023-07-31 5 2 58 68 journal article 10.47121/acarolstud.1244323 2667-5684 Falculifer rostratus (Buchholz, 1869) Materials examined. 4 males and 4 females from flight feathers of the rock pigeon Columba livia Gmelin, 1789 ( Columbiformes : Columbidae ), Artvin , Türkiye , 14 June 2022 , coll. G. Eren; 2 males and 2 females from the same host species, Samsun , Türkiye , 22 February 2022 , coll. M. Öztürk; 4 males and 4 females from flight feathers of the Eurasian collared dove, Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) ( Columbiformes : Columbidae ), Sakarya , Türkiye , 20 July 2022 , coll. G. Eren. Remarks. The genus Falculifer includes ten described species associated with birds of the order Columbiformes in the Old World (Europe, Africa, and Asia) and the New World (North America, South America, and the West Indies) ( Trouessart, 1898 ; Gaud, 1976; Gaud and Atyeo, 1976 ; Gaud and Barré, 1992 ). In the previous studies conducted in Türkiye , Falculifer rostratus has been reported on the rock pigeons, Columba livia , and its domestic form, C. l. domestica ( Eren and AÇıcı, 2022 ). The Eurasian collared dove Streptopelia decaocto is a new host record for Falculifer rostratus in Türkiye , although formerly it was reported from doves Streptopelia spp. and pigeons Columba spp. in the Africa ( Egypt and Morocco ), America ( Brazil , Chile , and United States of America ), Asia ( China , India , Korea , and Russia ), Europe ( Bulgaria , France , Greece and Italy ) ( Gaud and Atyeo, 1976 ).