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<p>The diet spectrum of the great tit (<italic>Parus major</italic> L., 1758) was studied in transformed forests of northeastern Ukraine. Four forest ecosystems were surveyed: four model sites in oak woodlands and in a pine–oak forest with different stages of recreational digression. Forty-seven taxa of invertebrates (n = 325) were detected in the ration of great tit chicks. Insecta (72.4%): Lepidoptera (seven families, 35.9%), Hymenoptera (two families, 21.0%), Diptera (seven families, 2.7%) and Coleoptera (four families, 1.8%) were among them. In terms of the qualitative composition of invertebrates (20 species, 42.6%) and the proportion of seized food objects (159 objects), phytophages prevailed. The food composition of great tit chicks was the most similar in territories MS1 and MS4. It contained six common taxa for these territories (Stugren–Radulescu Index = 0.7, Jaccard = 0.2, S<italic>o</italic>rensen = 0.3).</p>
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The diet spectrum of the great tit (Parus major L., 1758) was studied in transformed forests of northeastern Ukraine. Four forest ecosystems were surveyed: four model sites in oak woodlands and in a pine–oak forest with different stages of recreational digression. Forty-seven taxa of invertebrates (n = 325) were detected in the ration of great tit chicks. Insecta (72.4%): Lepidoptera (seven families, 35.9%), Hymenoptera (two families, 21.0%), Diptera (seven families, 2.7%) and Coleoptera (four families, 1.8%) were among them. In terms of the qualitative composition of invertebrates (20 species, 42.6%) and the proportion of seized food objects (159 objects), phytophages prevailed. The food composition of great tit chicks was the most similar in territories MS1 and MS4. It contained six common taxa for these territories (Stugren–Radulescu Index = 0.7, Jaccard = 0.2, Sorensen = 0.3).

Great Tits’, <italic>Parus major</italic> (Passeriformes, Turdidae), Diet in Transformed Forest Ecosystems of Northeastern Ukraine

H. S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University

Ekológia (Bratislava)

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Great Tits’,  (Passeriformes, Turdidae), Diet in Transformed Forest Ecosystems of Northeastern Ukraine

The diet spectrum of the great tit (Parus major L., 1758) was studied in transformed forests of northeastern Ukraine. Four forest ecosystems were surveyed:...

Great Tits’, Parus major (Passeriformes, Turdidae), Diet in Transformed Forest Ecosystems of Northeastern Ukraine

Publié en ligne: 23 déc. 2021

Pages: 392 - 400

Reçu: 11 sept. 2020

Accepté: 13 févr. 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eko-2021-0041

Mots clés
diet, zoophages, phytophages, saprophages, necrophages, mixophages

© 2021 Diana Yuzyk et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Great Tits’, Parus major (Passeriformes, Turdidae), Diet in Transformed Forest Ecosystems of Northeastern Ukraine

Publié en ligne: 23 déc. 2021

Pages: 392 - 400

Reçu: 11 sept. 2020

Accepté: 13 févr. 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eko-2021-0041

Mots clésdiet, zoophages, phytophages, saprophages, necrophages, mixophages

© 2021 Diana Yuzyk et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
diet, zoophages, phytophages, saprophages, necrophages, mixophages