Diversity and Nest Characteristics of Owl Species Inhabiting Margalla Hills National Park Islamabad, Pakistan
Diversity and Nest Characteristics of Owl Species Inhabiting Margalla Hills National Park Islamabad, Pakistan
Tariq Mahmood1,*, Shafqat Rasool1, Faraz Akrim1, Shaista Andleeb1, Muhammad Sajid Nadeem2 and Fiaz Nadeem3
Three owl species recorded in the Margalla Hills National park Islamabad. A, Spotted owl (Arhene brama) at the opening of nesting cavity in Accacia arabica tree at Ghandian village; B, Little owl (Athene noctua) sighted sitting on a branch of Zizyphus jujuba at sampling point A at Kalinger valley; C, Tawny owl (Strix aluco) sighted sitting on a mountain rock at Kalinger village sampling point “C”.