The haemoproteids of the avian families Corvidae (crows and jays) and Sturnidae (starlings and mynas) (Passeriformes)

The haemoproteids of the passeriform families Corvidae and Sturnidae are reviewed. Haemoproteus danilewskii Kruse, 1890 and H. picae Coatney and Roudabush, 1937 of the Corvidae and H. pastoris de Mello, 1936 of the Sturnidae have been redescribed and neohapantotypes designated. Halteridium danilewskii (Kruse, 1890) Labbe, 1894 and Haemoproteus corvi Bhatia, 1938 and H. danilewskii var. cairogensis Helmy Mohammed, 1958 are declared synonyms of Haemoproteus danilewskii; H. sturni de Mello, 1936, H. morneti Tendeiro, 1947, and H. morneti orientalis Travassos Santos Dias, 1953 are considered to be synonyms of Haemoproteus pastoris.