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Tobar,Claudio N; Rau,Jaime R; Fuentes,Norka; Gantz,Alberto; Suazo,Cristián G; Cursach,Jaime A; Santibañez,Alexis; Pérez-Schultheiss,Jorge. |
BACKGROUND: The geographical distribution of the Chilean flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) includes the southern-central Neotropics. Despite its wide distribution, currently there is no dietary information on its southern distribution range. From June to September 2011, we quantified the diet and prey availability of the Chilean flamingo in the marine wetland of Caulín (41°48' S, 73°37' W), southern Chile. RESULTS: The prey availability related to both plankton and benthos were four species of copepods, four polychaetes, one foraminifera, and two amphipods. The diet of the Chilean flamingo was composed of foraminifera (Ammonia beccarii), copepods (Harpacticus sp.) and polychaetes. The most abundant prey items from feces of flamingos were Ammonia beccarii... |
Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Copepods; Diet selectivity; Migration; Trophic ecology. |
Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-078X2014000100014 |
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