sentences:  One of the consequences of the invasive birds is the introduction of avian malaria.The pathogen is primarily transmitted via female mosquitoes who will pass on the disease by biting a susceptible individual after having bitten an infected individual.The main mosquito vector ("Culex quinquefasciatus") was introduced over a hundred years before the pathogen ("Plasmodium r. capistranoae"), mostly hosted by the blue-breasted quail ("Excalfactoria chinensis").