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Genus: | Ornithophila Rondani, 1879
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Ornithomyia metallica Schiner, 1864
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Ornithophila are a genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are two known species.[2] Both species are parasites of birds.[3]
Ornithophila are found worldwide with the exception of the Americas and Antarctica.[3]