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Prey selection in the common kestrel, Falco tinnunculus (Aves, Falconidae) in the Algiers suburbs (Algeria)
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Abstract
Birds comprised 51.9% of the diet of a pair of common kestrels Falco tinnunculus in 1997 in a suburb of Algiers. Insects were the most numerous prey type between 1998 to 2002 with a maximum of 67.5 % in 2001. Insect prey taken included coleoptera Scaurus sp. (E = 0.90) and the orthopterans Pamphagus elephas (E = 0.74) and Eyprepocnemis plorans (E = 0.09). At the species level, the hybrid sparrow ( Passer domesticus x Passer hispaniolensis) was the commonest taken prey (47.2 %) and it had the highest density among the recorded birds. This prey species was the most prefered among the birds recorded (E = 0.35).