Lesser white-toothed shrew Crocidura suaveolens (Soricidae, Mammalia) in the diet of Tyto alba from the Lower Vistula Valley (north Poland).
Journal: Fragmenta Faunistica
Year: 2024

The species composition of a small mammal community in the diet of the Barn Owl Tyto alba was examined at two sites near the town of Świecie nad Wisłą (northern Poland). Bones of 161 prey were extracted from T. alba pellets collected in 2021 and 2023. A total of 14 mammalian species were recorded: Soricomorpha (3) and Rodentia (11). The dominant species in the diet of T. alba at both sites was Microtus arvalis, accounting for 24–48%. The second most common species in the diet of owls was Sorex a