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Scorpions Are Part of the Menu of the House Bunting Emberiza sahari Levaillant, 1850 (Passeriformes: Emberizidae) in Algerian Sahara

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The house bunting is an endemic species for North Africa and Sahara, considered to be granivorous but occasionally consuming invertebrates during the breeding period. Examination of fresh droppings collected from chicks in the Ghardaïa Province reveals, for the first time, that scorpions are part of their diet.

Source: Acta zoologica bulgarica

DOI: 10.71424/azb76.3.002765

Authors: Guergueb El-Yamine, Haddad Soumia, Zouatine Oumyma, Nouidjem Yassine

Institutions: University of Ghardaia, University of Ouargla, University Mohamed Boudiaf of M'sila

Language: English

Topic: Avian ecology and behavior

Subfield: Ecology

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4408777703

FWCI: 0.272

Cites: 10

Cited by: 1

Related to: 10