''Ornithophila'' are a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are two known species. Both species are parasites of

bird Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweigh ...

Distribution

''Ornithophila'' are found worldwide with the exception of the

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and

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Systematics

*Genus ''Ornithophila'' Rondani, 1879 :*'' O. gestroi'' ( Rondani, 1878) :*'' O. metallica'' ( Schiner, 1864)

References

Parasites of birds Hippoboscidae Hippoboscoidea genera Taxa named by Camillo Rondani {{parasitic animal-stub