On the prey of the Spotted Owlet Athene brama (Temminck) in a forested ravine in Auroville
2004; Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society; Volume: 19; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês
10.11609/jott.zpj.1093a.1654-5
ISSN0973-2551
AutoresMario Eric Ramanujam, Boris Verzhutskii,
Tópico(s)Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
ResumoPellets of a pair of Athene brama and their young were gathered outside their nesting cavity during the breeding season (January to April) in two consecutive years (2002 & 2003).2,122 prey items were identified in 197 pellets.Basic food (> 20%) consisted of beetles and hymenopterans; constant food (5-20%) of termites and othopterans; supplementary food (1-5%) was scorpions, spiders, cockroaches, ant lion larvae, moths, lizards and mice; and chance food (< 1%) of snails, centipedes, dragonflies, mantids, bugs, flies, insectivorous bats and shrews.
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