Diet composition of the Pharaoh Eagle Owl, Bubo ascalaphus (Strigiformes, Strigidae) in a Steppe region of Algeria

The diet composition of Pharaoh Eagle Owl (Bubo ascalaphus) was investigated in a semiarid area of North-western Algeria. A total of 65 pellets regurgitated by the B. ascalaphus were analysed, 288 food items were composed primarily of mammal remains (4 rodents, 1 bat and insectivore, 93.7%), and 1 b...

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Autores principales:	Benamor Naceur, Guetouache Toufik, Bounaceur Farid
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Publicado:	Sciendo 2021
Materias:	pharaoh eagle owl food habits trophic ecology rechaïga area algerian steppe Ecology QH540-549.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:5c7feff7c0d146c9afa78b7f9427747a2021-12-05T14:11:09ZDiet composition of the Pharaoh Eagle Owl, Bubo ascalaphus (Strigiformes, Strigidae) in a Steppe region of Algeria2061-958810.2478/orhu-2021-0028https://doaj.org/article/5c7feff7c0d146c9afa78b7f9427747a2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.2478/orhu-2021-0028https://doaj.org/toc/2061-9588The diet composition of Pharaoh Eagle Owl (Bubo ascalaphus) was investigated in a semiarid area of North-western Algeria. A total of 65 pellets regurgitated by the B. ascalaphus were analysed, 288 food items were composed primarily of mammal remains (4 rodents, 1 bat and insectivore, 93.7%), and 1 bird species (passerine, 6.3%). The most frequent prey among the mammals were rodents (83.3%), which included Mus musculus (59.7%), Meriones shawi (11.1%), Meriones libycus (11.1%) and Jaculus jaculus (1.4%). The rodents were the most important prey items in biomass (91.4%), M. shawi made up to 41.9% of the total biomass. We may conclude that the Pharaoh Eagle Owl relies, in its feeding, very broadly on small mammals, completed by other groups.Benamor NaceurGuetouache ToufikBounaceur FaridSciendoarticlepharaoh eagle owlfood habitstrophic ecologyrechaïga areaalgerian steppeEcologyQH540-549.5ENOrnis Hungarica, Vol 29, Iss 2, Pp 177-182 (2021)
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description	The diet composition of Pharaoh Eagle Owl (Bubo ascalaphus) was investigated in a semiarid area of North-western Algeria. A total of 65 pellets regurgitated by the B. ascalaphus were analysed, 288 food items were composed primarily of mammal remains (4 rodents, 1 bat and insectivore, 93.7%), and 1 bird species (passerine, 6.3%). The most frequent prey among the mammals were rodents (83.3%), which included Mus musculus (59.7%), Meriones shawi (11.1%), Meriones libycus (11.1%) and Jaculus jaculus (1.4%). The rodents were the most important prey items in biomass (91.4%), M. shawi made up to 41.9% of the total biomass. We may conclude that the Pharaoh Eagle Owl relies, in its feeding, very broadly on small mammals, completed by other groups.
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author	Benamor Naceur Guetouache Toufik Bounaceur Farid
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title	Diet composition of the Pharaoh Eagle Owl, Bubo ascalaphus (Strigiformes, Strigidae) in a Steppe region of Algeria
title_short	Diet composition of the Pharaoh Eagle Owl, Bubo ascalaphus (Strigiformes, Strigidae) in a Steppe region of Algeria
title_full	Diet composition of the Pharaoh Eagle Owl, Bubo ascalaphus (Strigiformes, Strigidae) in a Steppe region of Algeria
title_fullStr	Diet composition of the Pharaoh Eagle Owl, Bubo ascalaphus (Strigiformes, Strigidae) in a Steppe region of Algeria
title_full_unstemmed	Diet composition of the Pharaoh Eagle Owl, Bubo ascalaphus (Strigiformes, Strigidae) in a Steppe region of Algeria
title_sort	diet composition of the pharaoh eagle owl, bubo ascalaphus (strigiformes, strigidae) in a steppe region of algeria
publisher	Sciendo
publishDate	2021
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Diet composition of the Pharaoh Eagle Owl, Bubo ascalaphus (Strigiformes, Strigidae) in a Steppe region of Algeria

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