Cat predation refers to the hunting and killing behavior of cats towards other animals, primarily small animals like birds, rodents, or reptiles. It is the act of cats chasing, capturing, and often eating their prey. Full definition
Counting Cats and Counting Birds In both studies, the authors quantified the impact of cat predation on bird populations by comparing different levels of predation with different bird densities. (voxfelina.com)
Note 1: According to ABC's 2011 update of Domestic Cat Predation on Birds and Other Wildlife: «Roughly 60 to 70 percent of the animals cats kill are small mammals; 20 to 30 percent are birds; and up to 10 percent are amphibians, reptiles, and insects.» (voxfelina.com)
«Free - roaming domestic cat predation accounted for 50 percent of adult Lower Keys marsh rabbit mortality during radio telemetry studies and was cited as the largest factor limiting their population viability in the 1990s (Forys and Humphrey 1999).» (voxfelina.com)