Year: 1982
Type: article
Abstract: The foods of feral house cats ( Felis catus ) on Stewart Island were determined by examining 229 scats collected during surveys of the distribution and numbers of kakapo ( Strigops habroptilus) , an endangered ground‐parrot species. Rats occurred in 93% of the scats, birds in 44. 1%, wetas (large orthopterans) in 26.2%, and lizards in 24.0%. Twelve (70.6%) of the 17 species of birds were native. Kakapo remains were found in 6 (5.1%) of the 118 scats collected from areas where kakapo have been recorded.
Source: New Zealand Journal of Zoology
Authors: B.J. Karl, H.A. Best
Institution: Department of Internal Affairs
Language: English
Subfield: Ecology
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2045307674