Eleonora’s Falcons (<i>Falco eleonorae</i>) hunting for roller dung beetles (<i>Scarabaeus</i> sp.)

Coming from an occasional observation in Sardinia, this has been an unusual attempt to identify an insect taxon in images of falcon predatory actions in the air and has resulted in the first report of Scarabaeus sp. in the diet of Falco eleonorae. Provided this is confirmed as a recurrent food choi...

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Main Author: Tiziano Londei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2024-12-01
Series:Rivista Italiana di Ornitologia - Research in Ornithology
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Online Access:https://sisn.pagepress.org/rio/article/view/855
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