Food items reported for Pelecanus rufescens
n = 19
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
nekton finfish bony fish Belone belone belone Eritrea adults
nekton finfish bony fish Oreochromis niloticus eduardianus Congo Dem Rp juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Clupea harengus Eritrea adults
nekton finfish bony fish Etrumeus teres Eritrea adults
nekton finfish bony fish Etrumeus whiteheadi Eritrea adults
nekton finfish bony fish Sardina pilchardus Eritrea adults
nekton finfish bony fish Sardinops sagax Eritrea adults
nekton finfish bony fish Sprattus sprattus Eritrea adults
nekton finfish bony fish Engraulis anchoita Eritrea adults
nekton finfish bony fish Engraulis australis Eritrea adults
nekton finfish bony fish Engraulis capensis Eritrea adults
nekton finfish bony fish Engraulis encrasicolus Eritrea adults
nekton finfish bony fish Engraulis japonicus Eritrea adults
nekton finfish bony fish Engraulis mordax Eritrea adults
nekton finfish bony fish Engraulis ringens Eritrea adults
nekton finfish bony fish Cololabis saira Eritrea adults
nekton finfish bony fish Scomberesox saurus saurus Eritrea adults
nekton finfish bony fish Scomberesox saurus scombroides Eritrea adults
zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae Clupea pallasii Eritrea adults
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