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Winter prey of the long-eared (Asio otus) in northern Croatia

The study was conducted with pellets of the long-eared owls (Asio otus) from two periods (January 2006 and January 2007) in suburban Prelog (northern Croatia). A total 113 pellets with 198 prey items were analysed. The averaged number of preyed individuals per pellet 1.75 (SD=0.99). Twelve small mammalian species (97.9% by number and 97.1% by biomass) and three bird species (2.1% by number and 2.9 by biomass) were predated. When number of prey items between 2006 and 2007 was compared no significant differences were found.

long-eared owl; Asio otus; winter diet; northern Croatia

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