Diet of the Omani Owl, Strix butleri, near Nakhal, Oman. Issue 1 (2nd January 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Amr, Zuhair S.; Robb, Magnus S.; Nunes, João M. G.; Abu Baker, Mohammad A.; Walsh, Alyn
• Is Part Of: Zoology in the Middle East. Volume 62:Issue 1(2016)
• Page Start: 17
• Page End: 20
• Publication Date: 2016-01-02
• Subjects: Omani Owl -- Strix butleri -- diet -- rodents -- Oman; Zoology -- Middle East -- Periodicals; 591.95605
• DOI: 10.1080/09397140.2015.1132556
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0939-7140

Abstract

Abstract : The diet of the Omani Owl, Strix butleri, was studied for the first time based on re- cently collected pellets. A total of 22 individual prey items represented three mam- mals (all rodents), at least two undetermined gecko species and one scorpion. By fre- quency, Acomys cahirinus constituted 31.8% and lizards 27.3%, while Gerbillus nanus and G. dasyurus were the least consumed prey items (4.5% each).