On the prey of the Collared Scops Owl (Otus bakkamoena (Pennant)) at Auroville, Pondicherry

Food habits and prey spectrum of Spotted Owlet (Athene brama) in Madurai District, Tamil Nadu, southern India

“…Consumption of reptiles by Spotted Owlets in Madurai was comparable to that documented for the species in India (Jadhav and Parasharya, 2003;Pande et al, 2007) and Pa�istan (Shah et al, 2004;Mahmood-ul-Hassan et al, 2007). Reptilian prey remains have also been commonly recorded in the food habits of other owl species in India (Verzhuts�ii and Ramanujam, 2002;Srinivasulu and Srinivasulu, 2007).…”

Diet of Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus (Pontopiddan, 1763) wintering in Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary and its vicinity in Andhra Pradesh, India

“…In India, dietary studies of owls had been sporadically conducted and studies on commoner species pertain to that of Spotted Owlet Athene brama (Kumar, 1985;Jadhav & Parasharya, 2003;Ramanujam & Verzhutskii, 2004), Eagle Owl Bubo bubo benghalensis (Ramanujam, 2000(Ramanujam, , 2001(Ramanujam, , 2004(Ramanujam, , 2006, Barn Owl Tyto alba (Kanakasabai et al, 1998;Neelanarayan et al, 1998;Neelanarayan & Kanakasabai, 2003) and Collared Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena (Verzhutskii & Ramanujam, 2002).…”

The time budget and behavioural traits of young and adult Indian Eagle Owl Bubo bengalensis (Franklin, 1831) (Aves: Strigiformes: Strigidae) in and around a nesting site: a preliminary report

“…Biomass was chosen as the principal measure of classification of prey as it has a more direct nutritional interpretation instead of quantitative measures (Reinecke 1979). The categories of particular components of food consumed were assessed according to a pre-established system in place for calculating trophic connections of owls in India pioneered by Kumar (1985) and followed by others (Verzhutskii & Ramanujam 2002;Ramanujam & Verzhutskii 2004;Ramanujam 2006). In this case, three classes were relevant: basic food -prey occurring with a frequency above 20%; constant food -prey occurring with a frequency between 5-20 %; and supplementary food -food occurring with a frequency between 1-5 %.…”