Phylogenetic tree based on 475 bp of cytb sequences from 157 haemosporidian lineages reconstructed using both Maximum Likelihood (ML) and Bayesian Inference (BI) methods. The trees were rooted using Leucocytozoon parasites. Node support values are indicated as Bayesian posterior probability/ML bootstrap support. Sequences of Leucocytozoon from Gruidae birds are highlighted in red, with bold red indicating parasite lineages newly identified in this study, and regular red indicating parasite lineages detected in previous studies (an asterisk (*) marks those also found in this study). Plasmodium sequences from Gruidae birds are shown in green, with bold green indicating parasite lineages newly identified in this study, and regular green indicating parasite lineages detected in previous studies (an asterisk (*) marks those also found in this study). Sequences from the Haemoproteus antigonis group are enclosed in a blue frame and include both previously described lineages (an asterisk (*) marks those also found in this study) and newly identified lineages from cranes, which are shown in bold blue.