Winter diet of Long-eared Owl Asio otus in a Mediterranean fragmented farmland

摘要: Abstract The Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) is a widely distributed predator with plastic foraging habits. Its diet has been studied across most of Europe and North America, but little information available on intra-seasonal variation. We the winter Owls in Mediterranean fragmented farmland. Diet was dominated by small mammals (mostly Apodemus spp.), birds second abundant group. In our landscape, amount bird prey items higher compared to values reported from other areas Italy. There relatively large variation among three months study. Our study confirms pattern diversity landscape that for regions where species may be lower. findings suggest extensively-managed rural landscapes can provide habitat suitable Owl, as they offer wide food sources th...