Ceratophyllus borealis

Ceratophyllus borealis , also known as the boreal flea, is an ectoparasite of birds. It is a black species found on ground-nesting birds such as pipits, wheatears and wagtails.^[1]

Ceratophyllus borealis
Female boreal flea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Siphonaptera
Family:	Ceratophyllidae
Genus:	Ceratophyllus
Species:	C. borealis
Binomial name
Ceratophyllus borealis Rothschild, 1906