Diet Composition of the Austral Pygmy Owl in a Peri-Urban Protected Area in South-Central Chile

The diet of the Austral Pygmy Owl, Glaucidium nana, a small raptor, was studied by pellet analysis. During fall of 2020, 52 pellets were collected in a peri-urban protected area. Amongst 122 prey items, Muridae, represented exclusively by the alien species Rattus rattus and Rattus norvegicus, made u...

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Hauptverfasser: Zúñiga, A. H., Rau, J. R., Fuenzalida, V., Sandoval, R.
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Veröffentlicht: Publishing House "Akademperiodyka" of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 2022
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Rau, J. R.
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Sandoval, R.
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description The diet of the Austral Pygmy Owl, Glaucidium nana, a small raptor, was studied by pellet analysis. During fall of 2020, 52 pellets were collected in a peri-urban protected area. Amongst 122 prey items, Muridae, represented exclusively by the alien species Rattus rattus and Rattus norvegicus, made up 35.24 % by number and 67.1 % of the biomass, followed by native Cricetidae, at a 37.69 % by number and 17.9 % by biomass. In the last place in relative frequency were birds and arthropods. The biomass contribution was unequal among the different prey, being the alien prey the group with the highest profit. The role of the landscape in the composition of prey in the observed trophic spectrum is discussed.
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spelling oai:ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua:article-3532023-12-05T09:39:40Z Diet Composition of the Austral Pygmy Owl in a Peri-Urban Protected Area in South-Central Chile Zúñiga, A. H. Rau, J. R. Fuenzalida, V. Sandoval, R. Austral Pygmy Owl biomass diet composition landscape transformation trophic behavior rodents The diet of the Austral Pygmy Owl, Glaucidium nana, a small raptor, was studied by pellet analysis. During fall of 2020, 52 pellets were collected in a peri-urban protected area. Amongst 122 prey items, Muridae, represented exclusively by the alien species Rattus rattus and Rattus norvegicus, made up 35.24 % by number and 67.1 % of the biomass, followed by native Cricetidae, at a 37.69 % by number and 17.9 % by biomass. In the last place in relative frequency were birds and arthropods. The biomass contribution was unequal among the different prey, being the alien prey the group with the highest profit. The role of the landscape in the composition of prey in the observed trophic spectrum is discussed. Publishing House "Akademperiodyka" of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 2022-10-24 Article Article application/pdf https://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/353 10.15407/zoo2022.05.413 Zoodiversity; Vol. 56 No. 5 (2022): Zoodiversity Zoodiversity (Vestnik Zoologii); Том 56 № 5 (2022): Zoodiversity 2707-7268 2707-725X 10.15407/zoo2022.05 en https://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/353/179 Copyright (c) 2022 alfredo zúñiga
spellingShingle Zúñiga, A. H.
Rau, J. R.
Fuenzalida, V.
Sandoval, R.
Diet Composition of the Austral Pygmy Owl in a Peri-Urban Protected Area in South-Central Chile
title Diet Composition of the Austral Pygmy Owl in a Peri-Urban Protected Area in South-Central Chile
title_full Diet Composition of the Austral Pygmy Owl in a Peri-Urban Protected Area in South-Central Chile
title_fullStr Diet Composition of the Austral Pygmy Owl in a Peri-Urban Protected Area in South-Central Chile
title_full_unstemmed Diet Composition of the Austral Pygmy Owl in a Peri-Urban Protected Area in South-Central Chile
title_short Diet Composition of the Austral Pygmy Owl in a Peri-Urban Protected Area in South-Central Chile
title_sort diet composition of the austral pygmy owl in a peri-urban protected area in south-central chile
topic_facet Austral Pygmy Owl
biomass
diet composition
landscape transformation
trophic behavior
rodents
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