Alaettin KAYA, Mustafa KOÇKAYA, Yüksel COŞKUN, Işıl COŞKUN MUSAOĞLU, Seven SEÇKİN

Çizgili İshakkuşu Otus brucei (Hume 1872) Peletlerindeki Küçük Memeli Hayvan Kalıntıları

Güneydoğu Anadolu, Şanlıurfa Birecik’ten toplanmış, Çizgili İshakkuşu (Otus brucei)’na ait 26 pelet içerisinde31 memeli hayvan kalıntısı incelenmiştir. İki memeli ordosuna ait beş türe (Soricomorpha: Crocidura suaveolens,ve Rodentia: Microtus guentheri, Mus sp., Meriones tristrami, Cricetulus migratorius) ait kalıntılar tespitedilmiştir. Her pelette ortalama 1,85 memeli hayvan kalıntısı bulunmuştur. Pellet içinde tespit edilen memelikalıntılarını % 87,1 oranında kemirgenler oluştururken %12,9’unu böcekçil memeli kalıntıları meydanagetirmektedir. Ev faresi Mus sp, ve Cricetulus migratorius’un, kalıntılar içerisinde aynı oranda %29,03 ile en bolbulunan türler oldukları tespit edilmiştir.

Small Mammal Remains in Pallid Scops Owl Otus brucei (Hume 1872) Pellets

Pellets, regurgitated by the Pallid Scops Owl (Otus brucei), were collected from Şanlıurfa-Birecik in southeastern Anatolia. In 26 pellets analyses yielded remains of 31 individuals, representing two mammalian order (Soricomorpha: Crocidura suaveolens, and Rodentia: Microtus guentheri, Mus sp., Meriones tristrami, Cricetulus migratorius). The number of prey items per one pellet ranged from 1-3 individuals (Average 1.85 skull). Rodens constituted 87,1% of its diet, while Soricomorpha constituted 12.9%. The House Mouse Mus sp., and Cricetulus migratorius, were the most abundant prey items, representing 29.03% of the total number of recovered prey items.

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