Foods of the South Polar Skua Catharacta maccormickii at Ardery Island, Windmill Islands, Antarctica

South Polar skuas (Catharacta maccormicki) breed on Ardery Island in the absence of a local breeding population of Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae). Assessment was made of the food remains in skua feeding territories in 1995/1996. The diet of South Polar skuas largely consisted of fulmarine petr...

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Published in:Polar Biology
Main Authors: Baker, SC, Barbraud, C
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2001
Subjects:
Windmill Islands
Fulmar
Ardery Island
Antarc*
Antarctica
Catharacta maccormicki
Polar Biology
Pygoscelis adeliae
South Polar Skuas
Online Access:https://eprints.utas.edu.au/11607/
https://eprints.utas.edu.au/11607/1/Baker_%26_Barbraud_2001_skua_foods.pdf
https://doi.org/10.1007/s003000000163
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Summary:South Polar skuas (Catharacta maccormicki) breed on Ardery Island in the absence of a local breeding population of Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae). Assessment was made of the food remains in skua feeding territories in 1995/1996. The diet of South Polar skuas largely consisted of fulmarine petrel species which bred on Ardery Island. Southern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialoides) remains were the predominant prey items found, and skuas appeared to feed preferentially on this species.

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