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Hunting decoys are the early predecessors of garden owls. Both Native Americans and Europeans used bird decoys in strategic hunting practices. [15] [16] European records show efforts to reducing bird damage to crops though usage of decoys dating back to the 1400s. Books on pest control that mention using decoys were written in the 1600s. [17]
This makes the barn owl one of the most economically valuable wildlife animals for agriculture. Farmers often find these owls more effective than poison in keeping down rodent pests, and they can encourage barn owl habitation by providing nesting sites. [27]
The African barred owlet feeds on small mammals, birds, reptiles, frogs, insects, scorpions and caterpillars which are normally caught following a short flight from a perch. [4] Both sexes call to proclaim their territory, most frequently before breeding. The nest site is usually a tree cavity 3–6 m (9.8–19.7 ft) from the ground.
The red-chested owlet is a very small owl, which has a light grey facial disc with whitish markings and short white eyebrows. The head and neck are dark grey and the back and wings are sooty brown. The long tail has three faint bars, the upper breast and flanks have a reddish-brown wash, while the remainder of the underparts are whitish with ...
Red owl: Tyto soumagnei (Grandidier, A, 1878) 10 Western barn owl: Tyto alba (Scopoli, 1769) 11 American barn owl: Tyto furcata (Temminck, 1827) 12 Eastern barn owl: Tyto javanica (Gmelin, JF, 1788) 13 Andaman masked owl: Tyto deroepstorffi (Hume, 1875) 14 Ashy-faced owl: Tyto glaucops (Kaup, 1852) 15 African grass owl: Tyto capensis (Smith, A ...
The Asian barred owlet is a small owl that sits at 22–25 cm (8.7–9.8 in). [3] The males weigh 150–176 g (0.331–0.388 lb) and the females up to 240 g (0.53 lb). [4] Like most owls in the True owl family, the females are usually larger than the males. [5] They are dark brown or olive-brown with a white throat patch and are densely barred. [5]
Pellets from a long-eared owl. The alimentary canal of a bird. Long-eared owl pellets and rodent bones obtained from dissected pellets (1 bar = 1 cm). A pellet, in ornithology, is the mass of undigested parts of a bird's food that some bird species occasionally regurgitate.
Biological control or biocontrol is a method of controlling pests, whether pest animals such as insects and mites, weeds, or pathogens affecting animals or plants by using other organisms. [1] It relies on predation , parasitism , herbivory , or other natural mechanisms, but typically also involves an active human management role.