Plumage coloration and morphometrics of the Little Owl Athene noctua in the Western Palearctic

2020 ◽  
Vol 161 (4) ◽  
pp. 1071-1081
Author(s):  
Irene Pellegrino ◽  
Marco Cucco ◽  
Elisa Calà ◽  
Giovanni Boano ◽  
Marco Pavia
Keyword(s):  
Plumage Coloration ◽  
Western Palearctic ◽  
Athene Noctua ◽  
Little Owl

scholarly journals Diet of the little Athene noctua (Scopoli, 1769) on the territory of Berehovo district (Transcarpathian region)

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 71-86
Author(s):  
I. Zahorodnyi ◽  
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L. Romaniuk ◽  
O. Hnatyna ◽  
L. Pokrytiuk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Local Level ◽  
Common Vole ◽  
Prey Biomass ◽  
Western Palearctic ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Environmental Transformation ◽  
Athene Noctua ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Prey Items ◽  
Little Owl

Objectives. The Little Owl is the most common owl in the Western Palearctic and its population is declining significantly in Europe. Therefore, conservation and study of this owl is an important issue in most European countries. Analysis of trophic patterns at the local level provides interesting and valuable information about the predator’s eating habits. The owl’s diet investigation allows us to analyze their potential adaptations to habitats with different levels of environmental transformation. Materials and Methods. We studied nutrition of the Little Owl Athene noctua, in agricultural lands of Berehove district of Transcarpathian region in Ukraine. In total, 1446 pellets were collected at 15 pellet stations in 2002–2020 and 2506 prey items were identified. The prey items represented 18 vertebrate species (16 species of small mammals of three orders Rodentia, Soricomorpha, Carnivora, as well as reptiles of the family Lacertidae and birds of the order Passeriformes and arthropods. Results. Vertebrates play a major role in feeding the Little Owl (over 99 % of total prey biomass in all of the studied sites). The common vole is the most common prey in the owl’s diet (52.1 % of the total prey number and 67.5 % of the biomass of the prey caught), as well as a high proportion of mice of the genus Apodemus and Sylvaemus. The contribution of invertebrates to total prey biomass is insignificant (0.3 %). A large number of invertebrates were observed in the diet of the Owl in summer and were almost completely absent in winter. Conclusions. According to our data, the Little Owl is a typical predator generalist in Transcarpathia. The 28 taxa found in the pellets show a wide range of food objects in a relatively small area, and high level adaptations to habitats with different levels of environmental transformation (agrosystems and anthropogenic areas).

Mitogenome of the little owl Athene noctua and phylogenetic analysis of Strigidae

2020 ◽  
Vol 151 ◽  
pp. 924-931 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng-He Sun ◽  
Hong-Yi Liu ◽  
Xiao Min ◽  
Chang-Hu Lu
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
Athene Noctua ◽  
Little Owl

scholarly journals Playback census of a breeding population of Little Owl, Athene noctua, in NW Lombardy (Varese province).

2012 ◽  
Vol 80 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvio Colaone ◽  
Beniamino Fanchin ◽  
Abramo Giusto ◽  
Walter Guenzani ◽  
Fabio Saporetti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breeding Population ◽  
Athene Noctua ◽  
Little Owl

Binocularity in the Little Owl, Athene noctua

1990 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vittorio Porciatti ◽  
Gigliola Fontanesi ◽  
Agnese Raffaelli ◽  
Paola Bagnoli
Keyword(s):  
Athene Noctua ◽  
Little Owl

The diet of the Little Owl,Athene noctua, in Israel

2006 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Motti Charter ◽  
Yossi Leshem ◽  
Ido Izhaki ◽  
Moshe Guershon ◽  
Yossef Kiat
Keyword(s):  
Athene Noctua ◽  
Little Owl

On the diet of the Little Owl,Athene noctua, in the Safawi area, eastern Jordan

1997 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walid N. Al-Melhim ◽  
Zuhair S. Amr ◽  
Ahmad M. Disi ◽  
Ahmad Katbeh-Bader
Keyword(s):  
Athene Noctua ◽  
Little Owl

scholarly journals The disappearance of Barn Owl Tyto alba and Little Owl Athene noctua occurrence sites in farmland in East Poland

2013 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ignacy Kitowski ◽  
Krzysztof Stasiak
Keyword(s):  
Barn Owl ◽  
Animal Production ◽  
Tyto Alba ◽  
Athene Noctua ◽  
Little Owl

AbstractKitowski I., Stasiak K. The disappearance of barn owl Tyto alba and little owl Athene noctua occurrence sites in farmland in East Poland. Ekologia (Bratislava), Vol. 32, No. 4, p. 361-368, 2013.Complexes of buildings belonging to vast farms, distributed in the form of islands over a landscape of monoculture farming constituted important occurrence sites of the barn owl and the little owl. During 1999-2012, the fate of 59 farms inhabited by the studied species was observed. Both species of owls preferred using three categories of buildings: cowsheds, warehouses and blocks of flats. Cases have been reported of the same building being simultaneously occupied by two species of owls. The study showed that the disappearance of sites of the studied owls is caused by factors connected with the decreasing intensity of farming. The most common of these factors turned out to be demolitions of buildings occupied by owls and the abandonment of animal production. Cases of predation by carnivore mammals were also reported. The process of disappearance of owl sites appears to manifest itself more intensely on those farms where residential and industrial infrastructure occupies a smaller area.

scholarly journals The Food of Athene noctua in nocturnal conditions as located in University of Agriculture, Faislabad

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
pp. 6-9
Author(s):  
Zunaira Maqsood ◽  
Filza Ghafoor ◽  
Khazeema Naeem ◽  
Mujahid Niaz
Keyword(s):  
Small Mammals ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Major Portion ◽  
Terminalia Arjuna ◽  
University Campus ◽  
Dalbergia Sissoo ◽  
Feeding Niche ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Athene Noctua ◽  
Little Owl

This study was primarily focused on determining the availability of feeding niche of the little owl in University Campus. For this purpose, observations were made consecutively on the location of important sites in University Student’s Farm. This Farm is characterized by different types of tree species. Some of the important ones comprise Salmalia malabarica, Dalbergia sissoo, Cedrella toona, Terminalia arjuna and few others. The little owl mainly feeds on small insects and occasionally on very small mammals and perhaps on the small chicks. Small insects made the major portion of the diet of Athene noctua.

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