The Food of Athene noctua in nocturnal conditions as located in University of Agriculture, Faislabad

Zunaira Maqsood; Filza Ghafoor; Khazeema Naeem; Mujahid Niaz

doi:10.37899/journallalifesci.v1i6.262

Zunaira Maqsood University of agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Filza Ghafoor university of agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7070-866X
Khazeema Naeem university of agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan
Mujahid Niaz university of agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37899/journallalifesci.v1i6.262

Keywords: little owl, feeding, animal feeding habit, athene noctua, zoology

Abstract

This study was primarily focused on determining the availability of feeding niche of the little owl in University Campus. For this purpose, observations were made consecutively on the location of important sites in University Student’s Farm. This Farm is characterized by different types of tree species. Some of the important ones comprise Salmalia malabarica, Dalbergia sissoo, Cedrella toona, Terminalia arjuna and few others. The little owl mainly feeds on small insects and occasionally on very small mammals and perhaps on the small chicks. Small insects made the major portion of the diet of Athene noctua.

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