Table 1.
Frequency and percent composition of various prey items in the diet of the
White-breasted Kingfisher (n=638 pellets)
|
Prey items |
Frequency |
% composition |
Rank |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Invertebrates |
|
|
|
|
Arthropoda |
|
|
|
|
Coleoptera (beetles) |
1290 |
21.95 |
I |
|
Hemiptera (bugs) |
1009 |
17.17 |
II |
|
Hymenoptera
(ants, bees |
866 |
14.74 |
III |
|
and wasps) |
|
|
|
|
Orthoptera (grasshoppers |
806 |
13.72 |
IV |
|
and crickets) |
|
|
|
|
Diptera (flies) |
411 |
6.99 |
V |
|
Odonata (dragonflies) |
279 |
4.75 |
VII |
|
Lepidoptera
(butterflies |
240 |
4.08 |
VIII |
|
and moths) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
4901 |
83.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mollusca |
|
|
|
|
Crab
|
372 |
6.33 |
VI |
|
Vertebrates |
|
|
|
|
Pisces |
166 |
2.83 |
X |
|
Amphibians |
195 |
3.32 |
IX |
|
Reptiles |
165 |
2.81 |
XI |
|
Unidentified
prey items |
77 |
1.31 |
XII |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
5876 |
100 |
|
Table
2. Comparative statistics for different prey items found in the
White-breasted Kingfisher pellets (n=638)
|
|
Coleoptera |
Hemiptera |
Hymenoptera |
Orthoptera |
Diptera |
Odonata |
Lepidoptera |
Crab |
Pisces |
Amphibians |
Reptiles |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Presence |
613 |
596 |
569 |
584 |
302 |
188 |
161 |
298 |
103 |
182 |
153 |
|
Presence % |
96% |
93% |
89% |
91% |
47% |
29% |
25% |
47% |
16% |
28% |
24% |
|
Absence |
25 |
42 |
69 |
54 |
336 |
450 |
477 |
340 |
535 |
456 |
485 |
|
Absence % |
4% |
7% |
11% |
9% |
53% |
71% |
75% |
53% |
84% |
72% |
76% |
|
Minimum |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Maximum |
19 |
8 |
6 |
11 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
|
Range |
0-19 |
0-8 |
0-6 |
0-11 |
0-2 |
0-4 |
0-2 |
0-4 |
0-4 |
0-2 |
0-2 |
|
Sum |
1290 |
1009 |
866 |
806 |
411 |
279 |
240 |
372 |
166 |
195 |
165 |
Presence - The number of pellets containing remains of the respective prey
item; Presence % - The percentage of pellets containing remains of the
respective prey item;
Absence - The number of pellets
not containing remains of the respective prey item; Absence % - The percentage
of pellets not containing remains of the respective prey item;
Minimum - The minimum number of
remains in any pellets of the respective prey item; Maximum - The maximum
number of remains in any pellets of the respective prey item;
Range - The range of remains in
pellets of the respective prey item; Sum - The total number of remains of the
respective prey item in all pellets.
Table 3.
Frequency and percent composition of various prey items in the diet of the
Small Bee-eater (n=714 pellets)
|
Prey items |
Frequency |
% composition |
Rank |
|
Coleoptera
(beetles) |
1950 |
22.3 |
I |
|
Hemiptera
(bugs) |
1230 |
14.1 |
III |
|
Hymenoptera (ants, |
|
|
|
|
bees and wasps) |
1821 |
20.8 |
II |
|
Orthoptera
(grasshoppers |
|
|
|
|
and crickets) |
1102 |
12.6 |
IV |
|
Diptera
(flies) |
757 |
8.6 |
VII |
|
Odonata
(dragonflies) |
933 |
10.7 |
V |
|
Lepidoptera (butterflies |
|
|
|
|
and moths) |
914 |
10.4 |
VI |
|
Unidentified insects |
47 |
0.5 |
VIII |
|
Total |
8754 |
100
|
|
Table
4. Comparative statistics for different prey items found in the
Small Bee-eater pellets (n=714)
|
|
Coleoptera |
Hemiptera |
Hymenoptera |
Orthoptera |
Diptera |
Odonata |
Lepidoptera |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Presence |
688 |
496 |
661 |
579 |
368 |
515 |
420 |
|
Presence % |
96% |
69% |
93% |
81% |
52% |
72% |
59% |
|
Absence |
26 |
218 |
53 |
135 |
346 |
199 |
294 |
|
Absence % |
4% |
31% |
7% |
19% |
48% |
28% |
41% |
|
Minimum |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Maximum |
18 |
5 |
6 |
10 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
|
Range |
0-18 |
0-5 |
0-6 |
0-10 |
0-2 |
0-4 |
0-3 |
|
Sum |
1950 |
1230 |
1821 |
1102 |
757 |
933 |
914 |
Presence
- The number of pellets containing
remains of the respective prey item; Presence % - The percentage of pellets
containing remains of the respective prey item;
Absence
-The number of pellets not containing remains of the respective prey item;
Absence % - The percentage of pellets not containing remains of the respective
prey item;
Minimum
- The minimum number of remains in any pellets of the respective prey item;
Maximum - The maximum number of remains in any pellets of the respective prey
item;
Range
- The range of remains in pellets of the respective prey item; Sum - The total
number of remains of the respective prey item in all pellets.
Table 5.
Frequency and percent composition of various prey items in the diet of the
Black Drongo (n=676 pellets)
|
Prey items |
Frequency |
% composition |
Rank |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Coleoptera
(beetles) |
2166 |
23.7 |
I |
|
Hemiptera
(bugs) |
1971 |
21.6 |
II |
|
Hymenoptera (ants, bees |
|
|
|
|
and wasps) |
1315 |
14.4 |
IV |
|
Orthoptera
(grasshoppers |
|
|
|
|
and crickets) |
1766 |
19.3 |
III |
|
Diptera
(flies) |
619 |
6.8 |
VI |
|
Odonata
(dragonflies) |
548 |
6 |
VII |
|
Lepidoptera (butterflies |
|
|
|
|
and moths) |
682 |
7.5 |
V |
|
Unidentified insects |
61 |
0.7 |
VIII |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
9128 |
100 |
|
Table
6. Comparative statistics for different prey items found in the
Black Drongo pellets (n=676)
|
|
Coleoptera |
Hemiptera |
Hymenoptera |
Orthoptera |
Diptera |
Odonata |
Lepidoptera |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Presence |
624 |
562 |
485 |
517 |
368 |
389 |
413 |
|
Presence % |
92% |
83% |
72% |
76% |
54% |
58% |
61% |
|
Absence |
52 |
114 |
191 |
159 |
308 |
287 |
263 |
|
Absence % |
8% |
17% |
28% |
24% |
46% |
42% |
39% |
|
Minimum |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Maximum |
18 |
5 |
5 |
11 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
|
Range |
0-18 |
0-5 |
0-5 |
0-11 |
0-3 |
0-4 |
0-3 |
|
Sum |
2166 |
1971 |
1315 |
1766 |
619 |
548 |
682 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Presence
- The number of pellets containing
remains of the respective prey item; Presence % - The percentage of pellets
containing remains of the respective prey item;
Absence
-The number of pellets not containing remains of the respective prey item;
Absence % - The percentage of pellets not containing remains of the respective
prey item;
Minimum
- The minimum number of remains in any pellets of the respective prey item;
Maximum - The maximum number of remains in any pellets of the respective prey
item;
Range
- The range of remains in pellets of the respective prey item; Sum - The total
number of remains of the respective prey item in all pellets.