Prey selection and foraging patterns of the Whiterumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) at Península Valdés, Patagonia, Argentina
; Bala, Luis Oscar 
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12/2007
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Neotropical Ornithological Society
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Ornitología Neotropical
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Se estudio la dieta y el patrón de alimentación del Playero de Rabadilla Blanca (Calidris fuscicollis) en Playa Fracasso, Península Valdés Argentina en el período Febrero–Mayo de 1999. Se comparó la densidad de las presas potenciales en las diferentes zonas del intermareal con las áreas usadas por las aves, durante un ciclo completo de marea, y se analizó la dieta basándonos en el análisis de fecas. Las presas más importantes fueron el poliqueto Travisia olens y la almeja Darina solenoides. Secundariamente fueron el poliqueto Laeonereis acuta y crustáceos anfípodos; los insectos resultaron ser presas ocasionales. Las aves seleccionaron para alimentarse las zonas intermedias de intermareal, en donde la oferta de las principales presas es muy abundante. Mostraron una preferencia para presas de tamaño intermedio, tanto para las almejas y como para los poliquetos.
The diet and feeding patterns of White-rumped Sandpipers (Calidris fuscicollis) were studied during migratory stopover at Fracasso Beach, Península Valdés, Argentina, from February to May 1999. The occurrence and densities of potential prey species at different tidal zones are compared with the areas used for feeding during a complete tidal cycle and with the species taken by the birds, based on faecal analysis. The main prey species taken were the polychaete Travisia olens and the clam Darina solenoides. Secondary items were the polychaete Laeonereis acuta and amphipod crustaceans; insects were occasional prey. Birds selectively fed at intermediate tidal zones, which offered the greatest density of preferred prey D. solenoides and T. olens. They also preferred prey of intermediate size classes, which were selected against the smallest and large size classes.
The diet and feeding patterns of White-rumped Sandpipers (Calidris fuscicollis) were studied during migratory stopover at Fracasso Beach, Península Valdés, Argentina, from February to May 1999. The occurrence and densities of potential prey species at different tidal zones are compared with the areas used for feeding during a complete tidal cycle and with the species taken by the birds, based on faecal analysis. The main prey species taken were the polychaete Travisia olens and the clam Darina solenoides. Secondary items were the polychaete Laeonereis acuta and amphipod crustaceans; insects were occasional prey. Birds selectively fed at intermediate tidal zones, which offered the greatest density of preferred prey D. solenoides and T. olens. They also preferred prey of intermediate size classes, which were selected against the smallest and large size classes.
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