- Mites: These tiny, spider-like creatures can infest birds' feathers, causing discomfort, skin irritation, and feather damage.
- Lice: These small, wingless insects attach themselves to birds' feathers and feed on their blood. They can cause irritation and hinder a bird's ability to fly properly.
- Fleas: Fleas are small, wingless insects that feed on the blood of birds. They can cause irritation and discomfort.
- Ticks: Ticks are external parasites that attach to birds' skin and feed on their blood. They can transmit diseases and cause anemia in birds.
- Bird lice (Mallophaga): These small, wingless insects feed on feathers, skin debris, and other organic materials found on birds.
- Bird fleas (Ceratophyllidae): These tiny insects are external parasites that feed on the blood of birds.
- Bird mites (Dermanyssidae): These tiny mites feed on the blood of birds and can cause irritation and skin damage.
- Moths (Tineidae): Some species of moths lay their eggs on birds' nests, and their larvae feed on feathers and other nest materials.
- Bird flies (Hippoboscidae): These flies lay their eggs on birds' feathers and feed on the blood of their hosts. Their larvae develop on the birds' nests.
- Bird ticks (Ixodidae): These external parasites attach to birds and feed on their blood. They can transmit diseases and cause skin damage.
- Blow flies (Calliphoridae): Some blow fly species lay their eggs on birds' nests, and the larvae feed on dead bird chicks or nestlings.
- Maggots (Muscidae): These fly larvae can infest birds' nests and feed on the nestlings or cause injury to the birds' skin.