As in all Plasmodium species, P. jiangi has both vertebrate and insect hosts.

The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.

The only known host of this species is the red-whiskered bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus).

Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) and Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus).

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