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1 September 2007 Locality Related Changes in the Diet of the Barn Owl (Tyto alba stertens) in Agroecosystems in Central Punjab, Pakistan
Muhammad Mahmood-Ul-Hassan, Mirza Azhar Beg, Muhammad Mushtaq-Ul-Hassan
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Abstract

We studied spatial differences in Barn Owl (Tyto alba stertens) diets in agroecosystems of six districts of central Punjab, Pakistan. Analysis of pellets collected over 3 years revealed the house shrew (Suncus murinus) dominated all diets. This species constituted 75.0% of the diet in the Sheikhupura District, 68.4% in the Okara District, 67.2% in the Faisalabad District, 65.6% in the Toba Tek Singh District, 59.3% in the Jhang District, and 56.3% in the Hafizabad District. Rats and mice together formed 28% of the overall diet while birds (4.2%) were consumed more than bats (2.0%). The greatest diversity in Barn Owl diets was in the Jhang District.

Muhammad Mahmood-Ul-Hassan, Mirza Azhar Beg, and Muhammad Mushtaq-Ul-Hassan "Locality Related Changes in the Diet of the Barn Owl (Tyto alba stertens) in Agroecosystems in Central Punjab, Pakistan," The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 119(3), 479-483, (1 September 2007). https://doi.org/10.1676/06-092.1
Received: 21 July 2006; Accepted: 1 November 2006; Published: 1 September 2007
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