RE: Avian Cannibals

["Mark Wildman " <mwildman@saurian.org>]

I've seen Barn Owl chicks prey on their younger and weaker siblings. Not
nice - they simply pick up their unfortunate nest mate and consume it alive,
head first. 

Regards,
Mark

www.saurian.blogspot.com



-----Original Message-----
From: owner-DINOSAUR@usc.edu [mailto:owner-DINOSAUR@usc.edu] On Behalf Of
bh480@scn.org
Sent: 14 May 2011 07:22
To: dinosaur@usc.edu
Subject: Re: Avian Cannibals

From:  Ben Creisler
bh480@scn.org

A quick check for some variations on "avian cannibalism" on Google turned
up these papers. Nest cannibalism and cannibalism among confined poultry
seem to be rather common. Bad weather and other food stress may also be a
cause.


coots:
http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/Condor/files/issues/v089n02/p0442-p0443.pdf

kestrels:
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/z91-205?journalCode=cjz

poultry:
http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/live/g1670/build/g1670.pdf
http://en.engormix.com/MA-poultry-industry/news/cannibalism-birds-prevention
-treatment-t11933/p0.htm

Barn owl:
http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/jrr/v028n02/p00119-p00120.pdf

bald eagles:
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/0892-1016(2007)41%5B41:DOIACI%5D2.0.CO
%3B2

prairie falcons:
http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/jrr/v021n01/p00032-p00033.pdf

northern goshawk:
http://www.jstor.org/pss/4164112

house finch:
http://www.jstor.org/pss/20060130

Red-tailed hawk:
http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/Auk/v094n03/p0593-p0594.pdf



--------------------------------------------------------------------
myhosting.com - Premium MicrosoftR WindowsR and Linux web and application
hosting - http://link.myhosting.com/myhosting