Description
The dataset includes 2184 records of mammals identified in the pellets of birds of prey (mainly owls) in 1924-2010 and covers most regions of Ukraine. Mammal species occurrences are presented according to the data in scientific publications devoted to the diet of raptors (Pidoplichko, 1937; Pidoplichko, 1963; Kuznetsov and Kondratenko, 1999; Kondratenko et al., 2001, 2006; Zaitseva, Drebet, 2007; Buchko, Cheremnykh, 2008; Polishchuk, 2008; Peklo et al., 2010; Mishta et al., 2012).
Data Records
The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 2,184 records.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
Versions
The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.
How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Mishta A, Marushchak O (2025). Mammals in the diet of birds of prey in Ukraine. Version 1.0. Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group (NGO). Occurrence dataset. https://ukraine.ipt.gbif.no/resource?r=mammalsinpelletsofbirdsofprey2&v=1.0
Rights
Researchers should respect the following rights statement:
The publisher and rights holder of this work is Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group (NGO). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 59e198e7-88d0-47af-ac50-41e61b9ad9d7. Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group (NGO) publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Participant Node Managers Committee.
Keywords
Occurrence; small mammals; owls; birds of prey; pellets; Ukraine; literature resources; biodiversity; feeding; Observation
Contacts
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Geographic Coverage
The dataset covers records from the entire territory of Ukraine.
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [44.844, 23.19], North East [52.134, 40.079] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
The dataset consists of records of mammals extracted from pellets of birds of prey and identified to the level of genus or species.
| Kingdom | Animalia |
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| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Carnivora, Chiroptera, Erinaceomorpha, Lagomorpha, Rodentia, Soricomorpha |
| Family | Cricetidae, Dipodidae, Erinaceidae, Gliridae, Leporidae, Muridae, Mustelidae, Sciuridae, Soricidae, Spalacidae, Talpidae, Vespertilionidae |
Temporal Coverage
| Formation Period | 1905/2011 |
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Sampling Methods
The dataset comprises the records of mammalian remnants excluded from pellets of birds of prey and identified to the specific level. The datawas extracted from a list of publications and digitalized.
| Study Extent | The dataset covers the territory of Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv, Zhytomyr, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Poltava, Dnipropetrivs'k, Donetsk, Luhansk, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Mykolaiv, Odessa, Vinnytsia, Khmel'nytskyi, Kirovohrad, Cherkasy, Zaporizhzhia and Crimea administrative regions of Ukraine. |
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| Quality Control | The author is fully responsible for the quality of information provided in the dataset. All species identifications and other information were made by the authors of original published materials. |
Method step description:
- Examining of the information provided within the resource.
- Georeferencing.
- Organizing of the dataset according to Darwin Core requirements.
Bibliographic Citations
- Pidoplichko, I.G. [The results of the study of pellets for 1924–1935] // [Proceedings of the Zoological Museum (Kyiv)]. 1937. No.19: 101–107. [in Ukrainian]
- Pidoplichko, I.G. [Materials for the study of the fauna of small mammals using the pellets method] // [Proceedings of the Zoological Museum (Kyiv)]. 1963. No.32: 3–28. [in Ukrainian]
- Mishta, A. V., Fedun, A. N., Tajkova S. Yu. 2012. The peculiarities of the long-eared owl diet in winter period in Chernigiv region // Birds of Prey in the dynamic environment of the third millennium: Status and prospects. Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Birds of Prey and Owls of North Eurasia, Kryvyj Rih, 27-30 September 2012. Kryvyj Rih, 2012: 380-385.
- Buchko, V.V., Cheremnykh, N.M. Trophic relationships of the eagle owl (Bubo bubo (L.)) in the Galician National Nature Park // Recent studies of falcons and owls. Proceedings of the 3rd International Scientific Conference "Birds of Prey of Ukraine", Kryvyi Rih, October 24-25, 2008. Kryvyi Rih, 2008: 39-44.
- Zaitseva, G. Yu., Drebet, M. V. The role of micromammals in the diet of the long-eared owl (Asio otus L.) in the territory of Eastern Podillia // Scientific notes of the State Museum of Natural History. Lviv, 2007, 23: С. 205-214.
- Peklo, A. M., Taikova, S. Yu. and Klochko, A. V. On the nutrition of rare bird species of the fauna of Ukraine. Berkut, 2010: 60.
- Polishchuk, I.K. The influence of snow cover on the diet of the long-eared owl (Asio otus (L.) in the Askania-Nova Biosphere Reserve // New research on falcon-like owls: Proceedings of the 3rd International Scientific Conference "Birds of prey in Ukraine",Kryvyi Rih, June 24–25, 2008. Kryvyi Rih, 2008: 312–318.
- Kondratenko, A., Kuznetsov, V., Timoshenkov, V. Features of the diet of the long-eared owl (Asio otus) in the Donetsk-Don and Azov steppes // Proceedings of the theriological school, 2006, issue 7: 77-79.
- Kondratenko, A. V., Kuznetsov, V. L., Timoshenkov, V. L. Feeding features of the long-eared owl (Asio otus) in the Donetsk-Don and Azov steppes // Bulletin of the Lugansk State Pedagogical University named after Taras Shevchenko. Biological Sciences Series . 2001. № 6 (38): 116–120.
- Kuznetsov, V., Kondratenko, O. Microteriofauna of protected territories of Lugansk region based on the results of the analysis of pellets of birds of prey. Nature Reserves in Ukraine, 1999, 5(2): 28-29.
Additional Metadata
| Alternative Identifiers | https://ukraine.ipt.gbif.no/resource?r=mammalsinpelletsofbirdsofprey2 |
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