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BOULETTE REGURGITATION [1 record]

Record 1 2017-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
DEF

A small compact mass composed of the undigested or partially digested parts of a bird's food (hair, bones) retained in the stomach or esophagus for a certain time before being regurgitated through the mouth.

OBS

These pellets, which are most commonly associated with birds of prey, facilitate the study of a number of parameters relating to diet.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
DEF

Petite boule compacte contenant des matières animales non digestibles ou partiellement digérées (poils, os) ayant séjourné dans l'estomac ou dans l'œsophage un certain temps.

OBS

Ces boulettes, qui sont communément associées aux oiseaux de proie, facilitent l'étude de certains paramètres liés à leur alimentation.

OBS

L'analyse de ces pelotes permet de bien connaître le régime alimentaire du rapace et, indirectement de juger si l'espèce est utile ou nuisible.

OBS

Lorsqu'il est explicitement question du système digestif des oiseaux (rapaces en particulier), les termes «boulette» et «pelote» sont aussi employés comme synonymes, sans plus de précision.

Spanish

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