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Direct field observation reveals Whiskered Terns Chlidonias hybrida preying on fish much larger than themselves
Citation
IQBAL, M., MULYANA, D., PORMANSYAH, YUSTIAN, I., SETIAWAN, A. & ZULKIFLI, H. 2022. Direct field observation reveals Whiskered Terns Chlidonias hybrida preying on fish much larger than themselves.
Marine Ornithology 50: 19
- 21
http://doi.org/10.5038/2074-1235.50.1.1455
Received 23 September 2021, accepted 01 October 2021
Date Published: 2022/04/15
Date Online: 2022/02/10
Key words: Whiskered Tern, Chlidonias hybrida, diet, Sumatra, mudskipper
Abstract
A Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida, consistent with the species' aggressive nature, was observed to catch and then consume a Great Blue-spotted 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.
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