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Romanian Journal of Biology - Zoology
ROMANIAN ACADEMY |
SMALL MAMMALS (INSECTIVORA AND RODENTIA) AS PREY OF LITTLE OWL (ATHENE NOCTUA SCOP.) IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN PART OF ROMANIA
IOANA NAE*, DUMITRU MURARIU**
Abstract:
The diet of the little owl, Athene noctua Scop., was studied using pellets collected from Grădinari Village, Caraş-Severin county, Romania. Eleven small mammal species were found in the samples, with a total amount of 91 prey items belonging to Vertebrates. The most abundant were rodent species, especially voles. Shrews and bats were also present. The variety of small mammal species identified in the pellets suggests that the little owl is an opportunistic species, it's diet being a good indicator for small mammal distribution around Grădinari Village and allows the extension of the results to the south-western part of the country.
Citation:
IOANA NAE*, DUMITRU MURARIU**, 2016. SMALL MAMMALS (INSECTIVORA AND RODENTIA) AS PREY OF LITTLE OWL (ATHENE NOCTUA SCOP.) IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN PART OF ROMANIA, Romanian Journal of Biology - Zoology, 61(1-2): 103–108.
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