Table 2 Closest animal DNA sequence matches generated through high-throughput sequencing (HTS) from within the gastrointestinal tracts (GITs) of 12 birdstrike species collected at Perth Airport
From: Metabarcoding avian diets at airports: implications for birdstrike hazard management planning
Birdstrike species | Animal classes, orders, families, genera and species identified | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mus musculus | Bos | Zosterops lateralis | Scincidae | Gambusia | Aranea | Acrididae | Lepidoptera | Diptera | Rhantus | Cherax | |
Australian hobby (n = 1) | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
Barn owl (n = 9) | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
Nankeen kestrel (n = 16) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Black shouldered kite (n = 1) | ✓ | ||||||||||
Southern boobook (n = 1) | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
Australian Magpie (n = 1) | ✓ | ||||||||||
Galah (n = 13) | ✓ | ||||||||||
White-faced heron (n = 8) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Pacific black duck (n = 1) | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
Welcome swallow (n = 3) | ✓ | ||||||||||
Little button quail (n = 1) | ✓ | ||||||||||
Pipit (n = 3) | ✓ | ||||||||||