Chewing lice (Phthiraptera) are obligate and permanent ectoparasites commonly found on birds. The life cycle of these insects is completed on the body of the host and therefore many are host specific. This is the first report of chewing lice on a wild Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) and a zoo-kept Eurasian griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) in Tyrol, Austria. Three different species of chewing lice were identified: Craspedorrhynchus aquilinus was found on Aquila chrysaetos and Colpocephalum turbinatum and Falcolipeurus quadripustulatus were found on Gyps fulvus. The lice were identified morphologically and by barcoding. Chewing lice (Phthiraptera) of eagles, vultures, and other Accipitriformes are understudied, and further research is needed. Text Wissenschaftlicher Artikel Springer http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Copyright © 2025, The Author(s) open access doi:10.1007/s00436-025-08531-y 2025 Parasitology Research Chewing lice (Phthiraptera) on a wild Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) and a zoo-kept Eurasian griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) in Tyrol, Austria application/pdf eng Text journal article Testo Articolo di rivista Jutta Pikalo Oldrich Sychra Miguel Pena-Espinoza Maryna Galat Maria Unterköfler Mike Heddergott W. Glawischnig Hans-Peter Fuehrer Chewing Lice Colpocephalum Turbinatum Craspedorrhynchus Aquilinus Falcolipeurus Quadripustulatus Aquila Chrysaetos Gyps Fulvus https://phaidra.vetmeduni.ac.at/o:4519