noctules

The case for passerine predation in Greater noctules is pretty compelling.

Archive 2006-06-01 Darren Naish 2006

Some claimed that eating feathers was no proof of preying upon birds: they suggested that giant noctules could simply, and accidentally, ingest feathers hovering in the air, which are particularly numerous during migration events.

Archive 2007-02-01 2007

The ability of giant noctules to prey on the wing upon nocturnally migrating passerines appears unique not only among bats but also within the whole animal kingdom.

Archive 2007-02-01 2007

The foraging habits of these rare bats still remain quite mysterious, like in the case of giant noctules until recently.

Archive 2007-02-01 2007

They had found numerous feathers in the faeces of Spanish giant noctules, with occurrence peaks in the diet in spring and autumn, i.e. during main songbirds 'seasonal migration.

Archive 2007-02-01 2007

Bats are out, as the only bats in the area are pipistrelles Pipistellus*, and they are way too small to tackle stag beetles (if you like bats see the previous posts: one on Greater noctules, one on Ghost bats).

What killed the stag beetles? Darren Naish 2006

Both the proportion of feathers in the droppings, and the proportion of captured Greater noctules that produced feather-filled droppings, showed that Greater noctules must capture and eat large numbers of migrating passerines.

Archive 2006-06-01 Darren Naish 2006

For previous posts on bats see Greater noctules: specialist predators of migrating passerines and Chewed bones and bird-eating microbats.

We flightless primates Darren Naish 2006

For previous posts on bats see Greater noctules: specialist predators of migrating passerines and Chewed bones and bird-eating microbats.

Archive 2006-08-01 Darren Naish 2006

Bats are out, as the only bats in the area are pipistrelles Pipistellus*, and they are way too small to tackle stag beetles (if you like bats see the previous posts: one on Greater noctules, one on Ghost bats).

Archive 2006-06-01 Darren Naish 2006