Feeding Ecology of Sympatric Barn Owls and Long-Eared Owls in Idaho

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Roost and diet selection by Southern Spotted Owlet Athene brama brana (Temminck, 1821) in the Cauvery Delta of Nagapattinam District, southern India

“…A similar finding was also reported in Long-eared Owls in south Western Idaho (Marks & Marti 1984). In addition, the species were also found to roost near (<50m) human habitations.…”

Barn OwlTyto albaPredation on Small Mammals in Relation to the Mediterranean Environment (Pisa Province, Italy)

“…Therefore, studies on its feeding habits are available from many countries of the world (e.g. Uttendorfer 1952, Reed 1957, Thiollay 1968, Glue 1974, Herrera 1974, Marti 1974, Marks & Marti 1984; for reviews see Mikkola 1983, Cramp 1985. In general, food habits of the Barn Owl are well known from several literature sources throughout its European range of distribution (Mikkola 1983, Taylor 1994, and the basic idea is that it does not exhibit pronounced differences from a country to another, especially when compared with other strigiform species.…”

Selective predation on common voles by Tawny Owls and Long-eared Owls in winter and spring

“…By preying on differently sized prey, T. alba was shown to coexist with Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) (Bueno and Motta-Junior, 2008), the same mechanism involved in the coexistence of A. otus and T. alba (Marks and Marti, 1984) and with Little Owl (Athene noctua) (Zhao et al, 2011). Our results may possibly be taken as an indication of selection of differing sizes of the same prey species, which allows the coexistence of 2 species of owls sympatrically in the fragmented landscape of Central Lithuania.…”