Diet of the introduced gough moorhen gallinula comeri on tristan da cunha

• Published in: Ornis Svecica
• Main Authors: Bond, Alexander L., McClelland, Gregory T.W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Endemic species; Generalism; Island; Predation; Scavenging; South Atlantic Ocean; Tristan; Gough
• Online Access: https://pure.uhi.ac.uk/en/publications/9f2714b2-4eb1-4cd1-8866-3f10792f9173; https://doi.org/10.34080/OS.V31.23476; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85117109240&partnerID=8YFLogxK; http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85117109240&partnerID=8YFLogxK

GOUGH MOORHENS Gallinula comeri were introduced to Tristan da Cunha in the 1950s, and are now numerous in lowland habitat, filling the ecological niche of the extinct Tristan Moorhen G. nesiotis. On their native Gough Island, moorhens have a varied diet, ranging from vegetation and fruits to scaveng...