"Avian predators" refers to birds that hunt and eat other animals as their primary source of food.
Sentences with «avian predators»
«In females, selection seems to have favoured better camouflage to avoid attack from avian predators. (sciencedaily.com)
They found that avian predators did indeed pick off a lot of beetles: in the rainy season — peak time for beetle activity — borer infestation almost doubled when birds were excluded from foraging on coffee shrubs, rising from 4.6 % to 8.5 %. (scientificamerican.com)
Avian predators most probably procured the much rarer squirrels and gerbils from drier scrub or arid settings at a distance. (science.sciencemag.org)