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¹ Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
² Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Box 110880, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
⁴ Corresponding author (email rdusek{at}usgs.gov)

We obtained blood smears from 114 Florida sandhill crane (Grus canadensis pratensis) chicks in Osceola and Lake Counties, Florida, USA, during 1998–2000. Leucocytozoon grusi was observed in 11 (10%) chicks; Haemoproteus antigonis was observed in eight (7%) chicks; and three (3%) chicks were infected with Haemoproteus balearicae. One chick infected with H. balearicae suffered from severe anemia (packed cell volume= 13%) and was later found moribund. At necropsy this bird also had severe anemia and damage to the heart possibly due to hypoxia. This is the first report of H. balearicae in free-ranging North American cranes.

  Key words:  Anemia, Florida, Grus canadensis pratensis, Haemoproteus antigonis, Haemoproteus balearicae, Leucocytozoon grusi, sandhill crane.

³ Current address: US Geological Survey, National Wildlife Health Center, 6006 Schroeder Rd., Madison, Wisconsin 53711, USA