Habitat Use and Diet of the Eurasian Scops Owl<i>Otus scops</i>in the Breeding and Wintering Periods in Central Italy

Panzeri, Mattia; Menchetti, Mattia; Mori, Emiliano

doi:10.13157/arla.61.2.2014.393

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“…Accordingly, within the same place, number of species and abundance of Orthoptera peak at the beginning of summer, while declining in late summer (Detzel 1998;Latkovà et al 2012;Panzeri et al 2014), when the availability of this prey category decreases (Wolda 1988). Lower temperatures occurring after August may play a role in the modification of scops owls diet (N = 8 pellets; Panzeri et al 2014). Thus, the current study provides new evidence on the diet of scops owl after the nesting season.…”

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“…Abundance and number of species of Orthoptera in the diet of scops owl decrease with declining temperatures from Mediterranean countries to Central Europe, following the distribution gradient of this insect order (Ingrisch & Köhler 1998). Accordingly, within the same place, number of species and abundance of Orthoptera peak at the beginning of summer, while declining in late summer (Detzel 1998;Latkovà et al 2012;Panzeri et al 2014), when the availability of this prey category decreases (Wolda 1988). Lower temperatures occurring after August may play a role in the modification of scops owls diet (N = 8 pellets; Panzeri et al 2014).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Scops owls select open habitats (e.g. meadows, steppes and farmlands) during the breeding period (March-July) as well as human settlements (Martínez et al 2007;Treggiari et al 2013;Panzeri et al 2014), while preferring thermal, covered areas (i.e. within woodlands) during the coldest period in Central Italy (Panzeri et al 2014).…”

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“…meadows, steppes and farmlands) during the breeding period (March-July) as well as human settlements (Martínez et al 2007;Treggiari et al 2013;Panzeri et al 2014), while preferring thermal, covered areas (i.e. within woodlands) during the coldest period in Central Italy (Panzeri et al 2014). The diet of the scops owl is mainly insectivorous during the breeding period (Marchesi & Sergio 2005;Latkovà et al 2012), although apparently shifting to small mammal prey in winter (Cramp & Simmons 1980;Mikkola 1983;Panzeri et al 2014).…”

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“…within woodlands) during the coldest period in Central Italy (Panzeri et al 2014). The diet of the scops owl is mainly insectivorous during the breeding period (Marchesi & Sergio 2005;Latkovà et al 2012), although apparently shifting to small mammal prey in winter (Cramp & Simmons 1980;Mikkola 1983;Panzeri et al 2014). Large Orthoptera species make up the staple of the diet of the scops owl throughout its breeding range (Herrera & Hiraldo 1976;Latkovà et al 2012).…”

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Feeding ecology of the scops owl, Otus scops (Aves: Strigiformes), in the island of Pianosa (Tuscan Archipelago, Central Italy) outside the breeding period

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et al. 2016

Italian Journal of Zoology

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All of the published studies but one about the diet of the Eurasian scops owl Otus scops, a nocturnal raptor of conservation concern, were carried out during the breeding period, just before or immediately after the chicks fledged. The species is a trans-Saharian migrant with few resident populations in Europe. Orthoptera make up the staple of its diet in summer. In this study, we investigated the diet of scops owls on the island of Pianosa after the breeding period through the analysis of pellets. A total of 327 fragments belonging to at least 14 taxa were identified from 56 pellets collected after the breeding period, between late August and March. By frequency, invertebrates constituted 80.00% of the diet, with Coleoptera being the most represented order (62.35% of the total diet) and Orthoptera poorly represented (8.24%). Vertebrates included two bird species, three small mammals and the Moorish gecko. Although the meal-to-pellet interval for scops owls is unknown, we suggest that the bank vole, which is not recorded on any Italian island, and possibly the wild mice, may have been preyed upon in nearby areas, before a migratory movement towards a warm area (e.g. Pianosa) occurred.

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confidence: 61%

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Feeding ecology of the scops owl, Otus scops (Aves: Strigiformes), in the island of Pianosa (Tuscan Archipelago, Central Italy) outside the breeding period

Mori

Mazzetto

Menchetti

et al. 2016

Italian Journal of Zoology

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Living in the concrete jungle: a review and socio-ecological perspective of urban raptor habitat quality in Europe

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Raptors can be important components of urban ecosystems due to their role as apex predators, the presence of which may bring benefits to people. Urban environments may provide good quality habitats, and the raptors’ ability to utilize resources found here can contribute to their success. However, urban environments are socio-ecological systems and such mechanisms shaping habitats and ecological resources therein are less understood. This paper explores how raptors utilize urban resources, and the socio-ecological processes influencing their quality and availability. It begins with a systematic mapping of the literature to summarize the utility of urban resources by raptors with European distributions. Eighteen species were documented in the literature successfully exploiting novel hunting and/or nesting opportunities in both green and built-up locations of urban areas. We discuss how these may be consequential of human activities, some of which intentionally provided as subsidies, and how their utility by raptors create opportunities for human-raptor interactions further shaping public perception and decisions which potentially affect the raptors. Finally, we demonstrate these concepts by drawing on our experience from an urban peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) conservation site in London, UK. The paper concludes with a call for urban raptor conservation and research to consider social and ecological aspects together, appropriately reflecting urban environments as socio-ecological systems.

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2019

Mammalian Biology

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Habitat Use and Diet of the Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scopsin the Breeding and Wintering Periods in Central Italy

Cited by 15 publications

References 12 publications

Feeding ecology of the scops owl, Otus scops (Aves: Strigiformes), in the island of Pianosa (Tuscan Archipelago, Central Italy) outside the breeding period

Feeding ecology of the scops owl, Otus scops (Aves: Strigiformes), in the island of Pianosa (Tuscan Archipelago, Central Italy) outside the breeding period

Living in the concrete jungle: a review and socio-ecological perspective of urban raptor habitat quality in Europe

“The Fox and the Cat”: Sometimes they do not agree

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