Table 1 Taxonomical affiliation of the examined birds according to Clements et al., 2023. The table contains the number of examined individuals, the source of biological material and information on hunting activity of analyzed species. (1Mindell et al., 2018; 2Mikkola, 1983; 3del Hoyo et al., 1999; 4Holt et al., 2020a; 5Duncan and Duncan, 2020)
Order | Family | Species | Activity | No. of individuals | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | Eurasian Goshawk | Accipiter gentilis | diurnal1 | 2 | captive (Poland) |
Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | Eurasian Sparrowhawk | Accipiter nisus | diurnal1 | 3 | 1 individual found in outskirts of a horse stud farm (Kątna, Poland); 1 individual found in a large city park (Wrocław, Poland); 1 individual found in the outskirts of woods near a village (Chrząstawa Wielka, Poland) |
Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | Steppe Eagle | Aquila nipalensis | diurnal1 | 1 | histologic specimen (Klećkowska et al., 2017) |
Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | Common Buzzard | Buteo buteo | diurnal1 | 4 | 1 individual from Wild Animal Rehabilitation Center (Kątna, Poland); 1 individual found near the expressway on the outskirts of town (Siechnice, Poland); 1 individual found in a meadow near a village (Chwałowice, Poland); 1 individual found in the outskirts of woods near a village (Chrząstawa Wielka, Poland) |
Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | Hen Harrier | Circus cyaneus | diurnal1 | 1 | found on the embankments over the Oder river (Wrocław, Poland) |
Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | White-tailed Eagle | Haliaeetus albicilla | diurnal1 | 1 | histologic specimen (Klećkowska-Nawrot et al., 2017) |
Accipitriformes | Accipitidae | European Honey-buzzard | Pernis apivorus | diurnal1 | 2 | captive (Poland) |
Falconiformes | Falconidae | Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | diurnal1, | 2 | captive (Poland) |
Falconiformes | Falconidae | Eurasian Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus | diurnal1 | 5 | 3 individuals found near a multi-story residential building (Wrocław, Poland); 1 individual from Wild Animal Rehabilitation Center (Kątna, Poland); 1 individual found in rural areas of town (Siechnice, Poland) |
Strigiformes | Strigidae | Boreal Owl | Aegolius funereus | diurnal and nocturnal2 | 1 | Wrocław Zoological Garden (Poland) |
Strigiformes | Strigidae | Little Owl | Athene noctua | nocturnal, crepuscular and diurnal4 | 1 | histologic specimen (Klećkowska-Nawrot et al., 2017) |
Strigiformes | Strigidae | Eurasian Eagle-Owl | Bubo bubo | nocturnal, crepuscular and diurnal4 | 1 | Wrocław Zoological Garden (Poland) |
Strigiformes | Strigidae | Snowy Owl | Bubo scandiacus | diurnal and nocturnal2 | 1 | Wrocław Zoological Garden (Poland) |
Strigiformes | Strigidae | Philippine Scops-Owl | Otus megalotis | nocturnal3 | 1 | Wrocław Zoological Garden (Poland) |
Strigiformes | Strigidae | Tawny Owl | Strix aluco | nocturnal2 | 2 | histologic specimen (Klećkowska-Nawrot et al., 2017) |
Strigiformes | Strigidae | Ural Owl | Strix uralensis | nocturnal and crepuscular2 | 2 | Wrocław Zoological Garden (Poland) |
Strigiformes | Strigidae | Northern Hawk Owl | Surnia ulula | diurnal and nocturnal5 | 2 | Wrocław Zoological Garden (Poland) |
Strigiformes | Tytonidae | Western Barn Owl | Tyto alba | nocturnal and crepuscular2 | 1 | Wrocław Zoological Garden (Poland) |