Foods of the South Polar skua Catharacta maccormicki at Ardery Island, Windmill Islands, Antarctica

Authors
Baker, SC Barbraud, C
Citation
Sc. Baker et C. Barbraud, Foods of the South Polar skua Catharacta maccormicki at Ardery Island, Windmill Islands, Antarctica, POLAR BIOL, 24(1), 2001, pp. 59-61
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Biology
Journal title
POLAR BIOLOGY
ISSN journal
07224060 → ACNP
Volume
24
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
59 - 61
Database
ISI
SICI code
0722-4060(200101)24:1<59:FOTSPS>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
South Polar skuas (Catharacta maccormicki) breed on Ardery Island in the ab sence of a local breeding population of Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae ). Assessment was made of the food remains in skua feeding territories in 1 995/1996. The diet of South Polar skuas largely consisted of fulmarine petr el species which bred on Ardery Island. Southern fulmar (Fulmarus us glacia loides) remains were the predominant prey items found, and skuas appeared t o feed preferentially on this species.