2024 Ecosystem Transformation 7 (3), 205-217

Mollusks in the nests of passerine birds in the south-east of Belarus

Ostrovsky A.M.  

The material was collected in the period from 2020 to 2024 on the territory of the Gomel
region (south-east of Belarus). In 30 nests of 11 species of passerine birds, we have found 139 shells
belonging to 29 species of mollusks of 19 families. Based on the shells’ state and their damage, three
ways of the material appearance in the bird nests are discussed: 1) as a prey of birds, 2) a result of
snails’ migration, 3) bringing of empty shells by birds.

A. M. Ostrovsky
Gomel State Medical University, assistant of the department
Ul. Lange 5, Gomel, 246000 Republic of Belarus

arti301989@mail.ru

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