RT Journal Article
T1 Diet of Common buzzard (Buteo buteo) (Linnaeus, 1758) in an area of Northwestern Spain as assessed by direct observation from blinds
A1 Tapia, L.
A1 Domínguez, J.
A1 Romeu, M.
K1 Buteo buteo
K1 Common buzzard
K1 Diet
K1 Northwestern Spain
AB Accuracy of raptor diet assessments can vary depending on the technique employed. In the available studiesin Spain, the Common buzzard (Buteo buteo) shows a diverse and non-specialized diet, reflecting local andseasonal variation in the prey availability. This study reports information on the diet of the Common buzzard inan area of Northwestern Spain, on the basis of direct observation during 308 h. of four nests from blinds. Thedelivery prey rate to the nest was of 0.49 ± 0.04 items per hour. From a total of 145 prey delivered to the nests,64.7% could be determined to the taxonomic level of class, 34.5% to the levels of species, genus or suborderand a 34.5% were undetermined prey items. Mammals and reptiles were the most frequent preys in their diet,while amphibians and birds were much less frequent. These results obtained are in agreement with those fromprevious studies carried out in the North of Spain based on other assessments raptor diet techniques.
PB Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Servizo de Publicacións e Intercambio Científico
SN 1130-9717
YR 2007
FD 2007
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/6567
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/6567
LA eng
NO TAPIA, L.; DOMÍNGUEZ, J.; ROMEU, M.: «Diet of Common buzzard (Buteo buteo) (Linnaeus, 1758) in an area of Northwestern Spain as assessed by direct observation from blinds»,  Nova Acta Científica Compostelana (Bioloxía), vol. 16 (2007): pp. 145-149. ISSN 1130-9717
DS Minerva
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