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Diet of the migrant lesser kestrels Falco naumanni in their winter quarters in South Africa
Subtitle:Acta Ornithologica, vol. 35, no. 2 ; Skład pokarmu pustułeczki na zimowisku w Południowej Afryce ; Diet of lesser kestrels
Creator:Kok, Ordino Boshoff ; Kok, Aletta Catharina ; Ee, Cor A. van
Contributor:Polska Akademia Nauk. Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii
Publisher:Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii PAN
Place of publishing: Date issued/created: Description:Bibliogr. p. 150-151 ; P. [147]-151 : ill. ; 27 cm ; Abstract in Polish. Taxa in Latin
Type of object: Subject and Keywords:Lesser Kestrel ; wintering ; nutrition ; diet ; South Africa ; birds ; Falco naumanni ; Falconidae ; Aves
Abstract:Analysis of stomach contents from 386 Lesser Kestrels Falco naumanni obtained at Bloemfontein, South Africa, during the austral summer over a 12 year period (1984-1996) showed this species to be predominantly insectivorous. Isoptera (Harvester Termite Hodotermes mossambicus), followed by Solifugae and Chilopoda, formed the staple food. Lesser Kestrels consumed large quantities of small-sized prey, mainly Isoptera, early in the austral summer, while larger-sized food items, mostly Acrididae, dominated at the end of the non-breeding season. Results from pit trap sampling suggest that Lesser Kestrels are opportunistic foragers utilising the most abundant prey species.
Relation: Volume: Issue: Start page: End page: Resource type: Detailed Resource Type: Format: Source:MiIZ PAN, call no. P.257, Vol. 35, No 2 ; MiIZ PAN, call no. P.4568, Vol. 35, No 2 ; click here to follow the link
Language: Rights:Rights Reserved - Restricted Access
Terms of use: 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
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