Iqbal, Muhammad and Mulyana, Deni and Pormansyah, Pormansyah and Yustian, Indra and Setiawan, Arum and Zulkifli, Hilda (2021) Direct field observation reveals Whiskered Terns Chlidonias hybrida preying on fish much larger than themselves. Marine Ornithology, 50 (1). pp. 19-21. ISSN 2074-1235
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Abstract
A Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida, consistent with the species’ aggressive nature, was observed to catch and then consume a Great Bluespotted Mudskipper Boleophthalmus pectinirostris in the Nibung River, Banyuasin Peninsula, South Sumatra Province, Indonesia. The fish was ca. 15 cm in length, which was perhaps equal to the tern’s body length and more than double the size of its usual prey. The tern spent over 20 minutes eating the fish. Only direct, field observation would have revealed predation on this fish.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Publikasi di Jurnal Internasional Bereputasi dan Berdampak Faktor terindeks Scopus Q2 |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QL Zoology > QL671-699 Birds |
| Divisions: | 08-Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science > 46201-Biology (S1) |
| Depositing User: | Dr Arum Setiawan |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Dec 2022 07:49 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Dec 2022 07:49 |
| URI: | http://repository.unsri.ac.id/id/eprint/82868 |
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