| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 1982 |
| Authors: | A. Demeter |
| Journal: | Bonn. zool. Beitr. |
| Volume: | 33 |
| Pagination: | 283-292 |
| Date Published: | 1982 |
| Keywords: | Acomys cahirinus, Amphibia, Arvicanthis dembeensis, Arvicanthis somalicus, Asellia tridens, Aves, Bubo africanus, Chiroptera, Coleoptera, Crocidura cf. lusitania, Crocidura cf. viaria, Crocidura flavescens, Crocidura fulvastra, Crocidura fuscomurina, Crocidura pasha, Crocidura somalica, diet, Emballonuridae, Ethiopia, food, Gerbillus pusillus, Heterocephalus glaber, Hipposideridae, Insecta, Lagomorpha, Leporidae, Lepus habessinicus, Muridae, Mus tenellus, Myotis tricolor, Northeast Africa, Nycteridae, Nycteris thebaica, Praomys spp., predation, prey, Reptilia, Rhinolophidae, Rhinolophus fumigatus, Rhinopoma hardwickii, Rhinopomatidae, Rodentia, Soricidae, Soricomorpha, Steatomys sp., Strigidae, Strigiformes, Taphozous perforatus, Tatera robusta, Vespertilionidae |
| Abstract: | The prey composition of Bubo africanus is reported as determined by analyses of prey remains from a roosting site in the Awash National Park of Ethiopia. Mammals accounted for 88% of the total number of prey items; in particular Tatera robusta, Arvicanthis somalicus, Gerbillus pusillus and Crocidura fuscomurina were the most frequent prey. By mass Tatera robusta and Arvicanthis somalicus made up over 60% of the total mammalian prey. Crocidura cf. lusitania, C. cf. viaria, C. pasha and Steatomys sp. are first recorded for the whole of Ethiopia. In addition to these, Myotis tricolor and Praomys cf. fumatus are first recorded for the Awash National Park. |