Title:

Small mammals of the Góra Świętej Anny Landscape Park (south-western Poland) in the diet of two owl species

Subtitle:

Small mammals of the Góra Św. Anny LP in the diet of two owl species ; Drobne ssaki Parku Krajobrazowego „Góra Świętej Anny” (południowo-zachodnia Polska) w pokarmie dwóch gatunków sów

Creator:

Hebda, Grzegorz

Publisher:

Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Place of publishing:

Warszawa

Date issued/created:

2024

Description:

24 cm

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

Soricomorpha ; Chiroptera ; Rodentia ; owl diet ; owl pellets ; Opole Region ; Park Krajobrazowy Góra Św. Anny

Abstract:

The knowledge about small mammals of the Góra Świętej Anny Landscape Park is lacking. Here I provide data about diversity of small mammals identified from the pellets of the two owl species: the tawny owl Strix aluco and the barn owl Tyto alba. Pellets derived from 1999–2024. The material was collected at two breeding sites of the barn owl and at 5 sites of regular occurrence of tawny owl. In total, 1549 prey items have been identified: 1433 prey consumed by the barn owl, and 116 prey consumed by the tawny owl. 18 mammal species were identified: 5 species of Soricomorpha, 1 Chiroptera and 12 Rodentia. Rodents were the most important prey group for both owl species. Depending on owl species, the most numerous prey species were Microtus arvalis and Mus musculus for the barn owl, and Apodemus flavicollis together with Clethrionomys glareolus for the tawny owl. The results are the first detail data about diversity of small mammals in the the Góra Świętej Anny Landscape Park and one of the few in whole Opole Voivodeship.

Relation:

FRAGMENTA FAUNISTICA 67 (1): 73–78, 2024

Volume:

67

Issue:

1

Start page:

73

End page:

78

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Resource Identifier:

10.3161/00159301FF2024.67.1.073

Source:

MiIZ PAN, call no. P.256 ; MiIZ PAN, call no. P.4664

Language:

eng ; eng

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution BY 4.0 license

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. [CC BY 4.0] May be used within the scope specified in Creative Commons Attribution BY 4.0 license, full text available at: ; -

Digitizing institution:

Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Access:

Open