Bird predation by the birdlike noctule in Japan

Dai Fukui; Hiroshi Dewa; Setsuko Katsuta; Akiyoshi Sato

doi:10.1644/12-MAMM-A-172.1

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1 June 2013 Bird predation by the birdlike noctule in Japan

Dai Fukui, Hiroshi Dewa, Setsuko Katsuta, Akiyoshi Sato

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J. of Mammalogy, 94(3):657-661 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1644/12-MAMM-A-172.1

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Evidence has recently emerged that migratory birds are among the prey taken by 2 large insectivorous bat species in Europe and India. This raises the question of whether large aerial-hawking bats in other temperate regions also make use of this food resource. We analyzed the diet of the birdlike noctule (Nyctalus aviator), one of the largest aerial-hawking bats in Japan, and found bird remains in pellets collected in spring, autumn, and early winter, but not in summer. Predation on birds may be a widespread behavior among large, fast-flying insectivorous bats in temperate regions. Our results would provide new perspectives on the ecological and evolutionary interactions between bats and birds.

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Dai Fukui, Hiroshi Dewa, Setsuko Katsuta, and Akiyoshi Sato "Bird predation by the birdlike noctule in Japan," Journal of Mammalogy 94(3), 657-661, (1 June 2013). https://doi.org/10.1644/12-MAMM-A-172.1

Received: 29 June 2012; Accepted: 1 October 2012; Published: 1 June 2013

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