The diet of the Desert Eagle Owl, Bubo bubo ascalaphus, in the Eastern Desert of Jordan

Autor:	Zuhair S. Amr, Lina Rifai, Walid N. Al-Melhim, Burhan Gharaibeh
Rok vydání:	2000
Předmět:	Eagle Bubo Ecology biology Range (biology) Insectivore Bubo ascalaphus biology.organism_classification biology.animal medicine medicine.symptom Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Earth-Surface Processes
Zdroj:	Journal of Arid Environments. 44:369-372
ISSN:	0140-1963
DOI:	10.1006/jare.1999.0601
Popis:	One hundred and seventy-four pellets regurgitated by one individual of the Desert race of the Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo ascalaphus) yielded 765 individuals representing five mammals (four rodents and one insectivore), undetermined snakes and lizards, at least three birds, three and two confirmed scorpions and beetles respectively, and unidentified solpugida and beetles species. By frequency, arthropods constituted 50·8% of the diet, mammals 36·8%, reptiles 9·1% and birds 3·3%. The results suggest that the Eagle Owl is an opportunistic hunter and feeds on a wide range of animals.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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