Plasmodium buteonis

Plasmodium buteonis is a parasite of the genus "Plasmodium" subgenus "Giovannolaia".
Like all "Plasmodium" species "P. buteonis" has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
Taxonomy.
The parasite was first described by Paperna "et al." in 2007.
Distribution.
This parasite is found in Israel.
Hosts.
"P. buteonis" infects the common buzzard ("Buteo buteo").