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Three adult chewing lice were obtained during post-mortem examination of an adult male Long-tailed Rosefinch, Uragus sibiricus, collected in 2018 at Akan International Crane Center, Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan. Morphological measurements and characteristics were used to identify the specimens as Turdinirmoides vasjukovae (Mey, 2016), which are the first of this species to be recorded from Japan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A deceased male adult Eurasian bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula, was collected in March 2017 from Kushiro Natural Red-crowned Crane Reserve, Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan. In the post-mortem examination, three adult chewing lice were obtained from the body surface. The present specimens were identified as Brueelia pyrrhularum Eichler, 1954 by morphological measurements and characteristics. This is the first record of B. pyrrhularum from Japan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The carcass of a juvenile male goldcrest, Regulus regulus, was collected in November 14, 2016 at Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan. Postmortem examination was performed and a louse-fly was obtained from its body surface. The findings suggested that the bird collided with a window and died by cerebral contusion and circulatory disorder due to pulmonary contusion. In addition, the fly was identified as Ornithomya fringillina based on morphological characters. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first record of O. fringillina from R. regulus in Kushiro region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]