A blood parasitic protozoan Trypanosoma corvi[18] and Babesia has been reported from this species.[19] Trematode parasites, Haplorchis vagabundi, have been found in their intestines.[20] An acanthocephalan parasite Centrorhynchus lancea is also known.[21] A species of quill mite Syringophiloidus dendrocittae is known to live in the feathers of rufous treepies.[22]