Mammalian prey of Barn Owl (Tyto Alba) in southesastern Oaxaca, México.
The analysis of pellet contents of Barn Owls from southeastern Oaxaca, Mexico, shows that mammals represent the main prey of this bird. We identified a minimum of 184 individuals from 2 orders, 3 families and 8 species of mammals. The greatest number of prey was from hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hisp...
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Instituto de Ecología, A.C.
2009
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| author | Santos-Moreno, Antonio Alfaro Espinosa, Ana María |
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| description | The analysis of pellet contents of Barn Owls from southeastern Oaxaca, Mexico, shows that mammals represent the main prey of this bird. We identified a minimum of 184 individuals from 2 orders, 3 families and 8 species of mammals. The greatest number of prey was from hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus), which represented 83.69% of the total individuals and 84.68% of the biomass of the sample. From the other 7 species included in the pellets, 3 were very uncommon species: the cozumelan golden bat (Mimon cozumelae), the false vampire bat (Vampyrum spectrum), and the Peter’s climbing rat (Tylomys nudicaudus). Bats represented 2.17% of prey number and 0.799% of the total biomass estimated in the sample. Comparisons of these results with the estimated abundances by standard trapping methods show differences. These results corroborate a general pattern of barn owl opportunistic predation over the locally most abundant species and bats as rare prey. |
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| spelling | azm-article-6062022-11-15T21:53:35Z Mammalian prey of Barn Owl (Tyto Alba) in southesastern Oaxaca, México. Mammalian prey of Barn Owl (Tyto Alba) in southesastern Oaxaca, México. Santos-Moreno, Antonio Alfaro Espinosa, Ana María Diet Owl pellets predation small mammals Tylomys nudicaudus. The analysis of pellet contents of Barn Owls from southeastern Oaxaca, Mexico, shows that mammals represent the main prey of this bird. We identified a minimum of 184 individuals from 2 orders, 3 families and 8 species of mammals. The greatest number of prey was from hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus), which represented 83.69% of the total individuals and 84.68% of the biomass of the sample. From the other 7 species included in the pellets, 3 were very uncommon species: the cozumelan golden bat (Mimon cozumelae), the false vampire bat (Vampyrum spectrum), and the Peter’s climbing rat (Tylomys nudicaudus). Bats represented 2.17% of prey number and 0.799% of the total biomass estimated in the sample. Comparisons of these results with the estimated abundances by standard trapping methods show differences. These results corroborate a general pattern of barn owl opportunistic predation over the locally most abundant species and bats as rare prey. The analysis of pellet contents of Barn Owls from southeastern Oaxaca, Mexico, shows that mammals represent the main prey of this bird. We identified a minimum of 184 individuals from 2 orders, 3 families and 8 species of mammals. The greatest number of prey was from hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus), which represented 83.69% of the total individuals and 84.68% of the biomass of the sample. From the other 7 species included in the pellets, 3 were very uncommon species: the cozumelan golden bat (Mimon cozumelae), the false vampire bat (Vampyrum spectrum), and the Peter’s climbing rat (Tylomys nudicaudus). Bats represented 2.17% of prey number and 0.799% of the total biomass estimated in the sample. Comparisons of these results with the estimated abundances by standard trapping methods show differences. These results corroborate a general pattern of barn owl opportunistic predation over the locally most abundant species and bats as rare prey. Instituto de Ecología, A.C. 2009-04-15 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Original articles Artículos originales application/pdf https://azm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/azm/article/view/606 10.21829/azm.2009.251606 ACTA ZOOLÓGICA MEXICANA (N.S.); Vol. 25 No. 1 (2009); 143-149 ACTA ZOOLÓGICA MEXICANA (N.S.); Vol. 25 Núm. 1 (2009); 143-149 2448-8445 0065-1737 spa https://azm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/azm/article/view/606/775 Derechos de autor 2009 ACTA ZOOLÓGICA MEXICANA (N.S.) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 |
| spellingShingle | Santos-Moreno, Antonio Alfaro Espinosa, Ana María Mammalian prey of Barn Owl (Tyto Alba) in southesastern Oaxaca, México. |
| title | Mammalian prey of Barn Owl (Tyto Alba) in southesastern Oaxaca, México. |
| title_full | Mammalian prey of Barn Owl (Tyto Alba) in southesastern Oaxaca, México. |
| title_fullStr | Mammalian prey of Barn Owl (Tyto Alba) in southesastern Oaxaca, México. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mammalian prey of Barn Owl (Tyto Alba) in southesastern Oaxaca, México. |
| title_short | Mammalian prey of Barn Owl (Tyto Alba) in southesastern Oaxaca, México. |
| title_sort | mammalian prey of barn owl (tyto alba) in southesastern oaxaca, méxico. |
| url | https://azm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/azm/article/view/606 |
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