STRIGIFORMES
(owls)

Interactions where STRIGIFORMES is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
is ectoparasitised by imago UK/Ireland Ornithomya avicularia a flat fly Diptera: Hippoboscidae Keds, Flat-Flies and Bat-Flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae and Nycteribiidae), Hutson, A.M., 1984
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Hippoboscidae/Ornithomya avicularia/Ornithomya aviculariaa flat flyimago Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Strigiformes/Strigiformesowls imago ectoparasitises
nest accommodates larva Hydrotaea basdeni a muscid fly Diptera: Muscidae Diptera: Cyclorrapha Calyptrata Sect (b) Muscidae, Fonseca, E.C.M. d’Assis, 1968
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Muscidae/Hydrotaea basdeni/Hydrotaea basdenia muscid flylarva Animal / resting place / within /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Strigiformes/Strigiformesowlsnest larva rests inside nest
faeces faeces spreads egg Capillaria hepatica a roundworm Trichinellida: Capillariidae The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Enoplea/Trichinellida/Capillariidae/Capillaria hepatica/Capillaria hepaticaa roundwormegg Animal / vector /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Strigiformes/Strigiformesowlsfaeces egg is spread by faeces
gut gut spreads egg Capillaria hepatica a roundworm Trichinellida: Capillariidae The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Enoplea/Trichinellida/Capillariidae/Capillaria hepatica/Capillaria hepaticaa roundwormegg Animal / vector /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Strigiformes/Strigiformesowlsgut egg is spread by gut
pellet pellet animal debris may support larva Rare Trypocopris pyrenaeus a dumbledor Coleoptera: Geotrupidae Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), Jessop, L., 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Geotrupidae/Trypocopris pyrenaeus/Trypocopris pyrenaeusa dumbledorlarva Animal / dung / debris saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Strigiformes/StrigiformesowlspelletRare larva feeds on animal debris pellet
pellet pellet animal debris may support larva Trox perlatus a hide beetle Coleoptera: Trogidae Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), Jessop, L., 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Trogidae/Trox perlatus/Trox perlatusa hide beetlelarva Animal / dung / debris saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Strigiformes/Strigiformesowlspellet larva feeds on animal debris pellet
pellet pellet animal debris may support colony Gymnascella hyalinospora an ascomycete Onygenales: Gymnoascaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Eurotiomycetes/Onygenales/Gymnoascaceae/Gymnascella hyalinospora/Gymnascella hyalinosporaan ascomycetecolony Animal / dung / debris saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Strigiformes/Strigiformesowlspellet colony feeds on animal debris pellet
pellet pellet animal debris may support ascoma Major Onygena corvina Feather Stalkball Onygenales: Onygenaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Eurotiomycetes/Onygenales/Onygenaceae/Onygena corvina/Onygena corvinafeather stalkballascoma Animal / dung / debris saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Strigiformes/StrigiformesowlspelletMajor ascoma feeds on animal debris pellet
pellet pellet animal debris may support superficial, scattered or gregarious cleistothecium Rare Orbicula parietina a discomycete Pezizales: Pyronemataceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Pyronemataceae/Orbicula parietina/Orbicula parietinaa discomycetesuperficial, scattered or gregariouscleistothecium Animal / dung / debris saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Strigiformes/StrigiformesowlspelletRare superficial, scattered or gregarious cleistothecium feeds on animal debris pellet
pellet pellet animal debris may support colony of Scopulariopsis anamorph Scopulariopsis candida an anamorphic ascomycete Microascales: Microascaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Microascales/Microascaceae/Scopulariopsis candida/Scopulariopsis candidaan anamorphic ascomycetecolonyScopulariopsis anamorph Animal / dung / debris saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Strigiformes/Strigiformesowlspellet colony of Scopulariopsis anamorph feeds on animal debris pellet
prey debris prey debris of nest animal debris may support Major Trox scaber a hide beetle Coleoptera: Trogidae Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), Jessop, L., 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Trogidae/Trox scaber/Trox scabera hide beetle Animal / dung / debris saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Strigiformes/Strigiformesowlsprey debrisnestMajor feeds on animal debris prey debris of nest
small intestine small intestine is endoparasitised by usually solitary tapeworm Taenia taeniaeformis a tapeworm Tetraphyllidea: Taeniidae The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Tetraphyllidea/Taeniidae/Taenia taeniaeformis/Taenia taeniaeformisa tapewormusually solitarytapeworm Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Strigiformes/Strigiformesowlssmall intestine usually solitary tapeworm endoparasitises small intestine

Author & YearTitleSource
Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on ParasitesField Studies 3: 681-718.
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Fonseca, E.C.M. d’Assis, 1968Diptera: Cyclorrapha Calyptrata Sect (b) MuscidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 4(b), 119pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Hutson, A.M., 1984Keds, Flat-Flies and Bat-Flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae and Nycteribiidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol 10. Part 7, 40pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Jessop, L., 1986Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5, Part 11, New edition, 53pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

STRIGIFORMES (owls) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

STRIGIFORMES (owls) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
STRIGIDAE
a family of owls
Family 4 subtaxa 6 trophisms 2 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
OrderSTRIGIFORMES (owls)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for STRIGIFORMES (owls)

STRIGIFORMES (owls) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to STRIGIFORMES (owls):

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