Winter diet of eurasian stone-curlew, Burhinus oedicnemus (L., 1758) (Aves: Charadriiformes) in a mediterranean area (Tuscany, Central Italy)

The winter diet of the Eurasian stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) was analysed through the study of 47 faeces collected from five roosts in the Grosseto Province (Tuscany, Central Italy) between 2009 and 2011. Insects were the most common group, with coleopterans being the most significant group (100%, n = 47 faeces). Harvestmen (Opiliones) and earwigs (Dermaptera) were newly detected prey items for the species. Ultimately, according to our samples, the winter diet of the stone-curlew encompassed a wide range of prey taxa: mainly invertebrates and, in particular, insects belonging to the orders Dermaptera and Coleoptera.