Amphibians in the diet of European Barn Owls

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Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
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Titre
Amphibians in the diet of European Barn Owls
Périodique
Bird Study
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Roulin A., Dubey S.
ISSN
0006-3657
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2013
Volume
60
Numéro
2
Pages
264-269
Langue
anglais
Résumé
We present a review of the propensity to eat amphibians in the Barn Owl Tyto alba in Europe. Based on the analysis of 596 published studies reporting 3.32 million prey items identified in pellets, 17 869 amphibians (0.54%) were found. An analysis of 9036 amphibians identified to the species level showed that Barn Owls avoid consuming toxic species, and they are able to capture tree frogs (Hylidae) only rarely. The true frogs (Ranidae) are by far the most frequently captured amphibians followed by spadefoot toads (Pelobatidae) and Parsley frogs (Pelodytidae).
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