Urban Birds Using Insects on Front Panels of Cars

• Published in: Birds
• Main Authors: Jukka Jokimäki, Marja-Liisa Kaisanlahti-Jokimäki
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: feeding innovations; cities; food; foraging; sparrows; crows; parking areas; Rovaniemi
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/birds4010002

Urbanization influences the food availability and quality for birds in many ways. Although a great amount of food for birds is provided incidentally or intentionally in urban areas, the quantity of insect-based food can be reduced in cities. We studied the role of one artificial food source, insects...