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. 2024 Nov 29;20:541. doi: 10.1186/s12917-024-04371-7

Table 2.

Eye AL, maximum CD (both measured in mm) and eye shape (shape) values for two species of avian raptors: the diurnal common kestrel (F. Tinnunculus Rupicilaeformis) and the nocturnal little owl (A. noctua glaux)

Species Eye1 Eye 2 Eye 3 Eye 4 Eye 5 Eye 6 Average ± SD
Diurnal common kestrel
AL 14.1 12.2 11.8 12.9 14.2 13.1 13.05 ± 0.97
CD 9.5 8.5 7.7 8.2 9.5 9.1 8.75 ± 0.74
Shape -0.174 -0.161 -0.187 -0.194 -0.174 -0.161 -0.175 ± 0.013
Nocturnal little owl
AL 15.9 14.9 15.2 15.4 13.9 15.8 15.2 ± 0.73
CD 12.3 11.2 12.1 12.4 10.8 12.1 11.8 ± 0.66
Shape -0.114 -0.125 -0.102 -0.092 -0.107 -0.114 -0.109 ± 0.011