<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In 2008 we analyzed nest material from 25 nests of the Common Kestrel nesting in the residential and rural areas of Bratislava. 4486 arthropod individuals were determined, belonging to the orders Coleoptera, Mesostigmata, Prostigmata, Astigmata, Oribatida, Diptera and Siphonaptera. The arthropod fauna in the nests of the Common Kestrel can be classified into 4 groups: mites, dipteran larvae, adult beetles and dipterans. Three families of avian ectoparasites were present, comprising 26% of the total arthropod abundance. The remaining 74% of arthropod abundance in the nests comprised coprophagous and nidicolous species.</p></abstract>

In 2008 we analyzed nest material from 25 nests of the Common Kestrel nesting in the residential and rural areas of Bratislava. 4486 arthropod individuals were determined, belonging to the orders Coleoptera, Mesostigmata, Prostigmata, Astigmata, Oribatida, Diptera and Siphonaptera. The arthropod fauna in the nests of the Common Kestrel can be classified into 4 groups: mites, dipteran larvae, adult beetles and dipterans. Three families of avian ectoparasites were present, comprising 26% of the total arthropod abundance. The remaining 74% of arthropod abundance in the nests comprised coprophagous and nidicolous species.

Arthropods in the nests of the Common Kestrel (<italic>Falco tinnunculus</italic>)

Department of zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Mlynská dolina, SK-842 15 Bratislava, Slovakia

Raptor Journal

Arthropods in the nests of the Common Kestrel ()

In 2008 we analyzed nest material from 25 nests of the Common Kestrel nesting in the residential and rural areas of Bratislava. 4486 arthropod individuals were...

Arthropods in the nests of the Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)

Published Online: Jul 05, 2012

Page range: 29 - 33

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10262-012-0030-6

Keywords
Common Kestrel, nest fauna, ectoparasites, coprophagous, nidicolous, Bratislava, South Slovakia

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