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On the diet of the Little Owl, Athene noctua, in the Safawi area, eastern Jordan

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Pages 19-28 | Published online: 28 Feb 2013
 

Abstract

Analysis of Little Owl (Athene noctua) pellets collected from Safawi area, Jordan, has revealed the presence of at least six species of reptiles belonging to three families (Gekkonidae, Lacertidae and Agamidae), four mammalian species representing three families (Cricetidae, Muridae and Dipodidae), two unidentified bird species, one scorpion, one solifugid, five beetles belonging to two families (Tenebrionidae and Buprestidae), and one species of the order Orthoptera. These findings suggest that A. noctua is a diurnal hunter in the Safawi area.

Kurzfassung

Die Untersuchung von Gewöllen des Steinkauzes (Athene noctua) aus dem Gebiet von Safawi, Jordanien, erbrachte mindestens sechs Arten von Reptilien aus drei Familien (Gekkonidae, Lacertidae und Agamidae), vier Säuger aus drei Familien (Cricetidae, Muridae and Dipodidae), zwei nicht bestimmte Vogelarten, einen Skorpion, eine Solifuge, fünf Käfer aus zwei Familien (Tenebrionidae und Buprestidae) und eine Orthoptere. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, daß der Steinkauz im Gebiet von Safawi tagsüber jagt.

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