Animal Biology · 2012 · 13 citations · 31 references
Life SciencesAnimal SciencesZoologyFood AnalysisMammalogyOrnithologyAnimal EcologyBird EcologyBird Habitat UseFeeding EcologyForaging EcologyWildlife NutritionDiet Composition AnalysisForaging Habitat UseSeasonal Diet VariationUngulate Diet CompositionWildlife Nutritional Ecology
Abstract The diets of the barn owl ( Tyto alba ) and the spotted owlet ( Athene brama ) inhabiting the periphery of the Cholistan Desert at Ahmedpur East, southern Punjab were compared. Pellets of the two owl species were analyzed to learn more about their diets. The barn owl mainly consumed Suncus murinus (60.2%), birds (24.1%) and rodents (12.7%), while the spotted owlet depended on Mus species (36.8%), Suncus murinus (20.1%), birds (14.1%), reptiles (8.9%) and insects (6.7%) for its food. There was a low degree of food overlap of the two owls among the seasons.
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