Table 1 The number (n) and percent frequency (%) of prey species identified
Prey item | Upland Buzzard (Buteo hemilasius) 26 pellets | Eurasian Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo) 15 pellets | Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis) 3 pellets | Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug) 1 pellet | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Plateau Pika (Ochotona curzoniae) | 22 | 84.60 | 12 | 80.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 |
Plateau Vole (Neodon fuscus) | 3 | 11.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sikkim Mountain Vole (Neodon sikimensis) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Woolly Hare (Lepus oiostolus) | 1 | 3.85 | 3 | 20.00 | 1 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
Tibetan Snow Finch (Montifringilla henrici) | 2 | 7.69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Long-tailed Dwarf Hamster (Cricetulus longicaudatus) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Przewalksi’s Naked Carp (Gymnocypris przewalskii) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chinese Perch (Siniperca sp.) | 1 | 3.85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lazy Toad (Scutinger sp.) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Domestic Goat (Capra hircus) | 1 | 3.85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Blue Sheep (Pseudois nayaur) | 1 | 3.85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Taxonomic richness | 7 | Â | 6 | Â | 1 | Â | 1 | Â |