Title:

Feeding habits of the black kite Milvus migrans, red kite Milvus milvus, white-tailed eagle Haliaeetus albicilla and lesser spotted eagle Aquila pomarina in Wigry National Park (NE Poland)

Subtitle:

Acta Ornithologica, vol. 34, no. 1 ; Zwyczaje żerowiskowe kani czarnej, kani rudej, bielika i orlika krzykliwego w Wigierskim Parku Narodowym ; Diet of birds of prey in Wigry National Park

Creator:

Zawadzka, Dorota

Contributor:

Polska Akademia Nauk. Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii

Publisher:

Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii PAN

Place of publishing:

Warszawa

Date issued/created:

1999

Description:

Bibliogr. p. 74 ; P. [65]-75 : il. ; 27 cm ; Abstract in Polish. Taxa in Latin

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

Milvus ; Sea Eagle ; White-tailed Sea Eagle ; White-tailed Eagle ; Lesser Spotted Eagle ; Red Kite ; Black Kite ; breeding birds ; birds of prey ; nutrition ; Poland ; Wigry National Park ; diet composition ; food niche ; birds ; Aquila pomarina ; Haliaeetus albicilla ; Milvus migrans ; Milvus milvus ; Accipitridae ; Aves

Abstract:

The study was conducted in the years 1989-1993. The Black Kite fed primarily on birds and fish. Red Kite - on birds, mammals and carrion, the White-tailed Eagle - almost exclusively on birds and fish, and the Lesser Spotted Eagle on small mammals, birds and frogs. The White-tailed Eagle was the most specialised species. Its food niche breadth was smallest among the studied species and food taken in water habitats accounted for 95% of its diet. The Black Kite had the widest food spectrum in terms of the frequency of prey while the Red Kite - in terms of the biomass consumed. The mean body mass of prey specimens taken by the White-tailed Eagle was 578 g, by the Red Kite - 235 g, the Black Kite - 230 g, and the Lesser Spotted Eagle - 34 g. The food niches of both Kites and the White-tailed Eagle strongly overlapped. The smallest overlap was between the food niches of the two Eagles and between the Lesser Spotted Eagle and the Black Kite.

Relation:

Acta Ornithologica

Volume:

34

Issue:

1

Start page:

65

End page:

75

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Source:

MiIZ PAN, call no. P.257, Vol. 34, No 1 ; MiIZ PAN, call no. P.4568, Vol. 34, No 1 ; click here to follow the link

Language:

eng ; pol

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

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

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open