Food items reported for Sterna hirundo
n = 70
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Unspecified cephalopod (not available) juv./adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Loligo Albania adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Illex Albania adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Kondakovia longimana Albania adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Teuthida Albania adults
nekton finfish bony fish Ammodytes Belgium adults
nekton finfish bony fish Ammodytes americanus Belgium adults
nekton finfish bony fish Ammodytes hexapterus Belgium adults
nekton finfish bony fish Ammodytes marinus UK juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Ammodytes marinus Belgium adults
nekton finfish bony fish Ammodytes spp. (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Odontesthes argentinensis (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Capros aper (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Clupea harengus Belgium adults
nekton finfish bony fish Clupea pallasii pallasii (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Etrumeus teres Belgium adults
nekton finfish bony fish Etrumeus whiteheadi Belgium adults
nekton finfish bony fish Sardina pilchardus Belgium adults
nekton finfish bony fish Sardinops sagax Belgium adults
nekton finfish bony fish Sprattus sprattus Belgium adults
nekton finfish bony fish Pimephales promelas Canada juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Anchoa marinii (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Engraulis anchoita (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Bay anchovy (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish blue jack mackerel (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish boarfish (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Butterfish (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Common pipefish (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Electrona rissoi (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Scobrus scombrus (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Sorgentinia incisa (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish trumpet fish (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish flatfish (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Boreogadus saida (not available) adults
nekton finfish bony fish Eleginus gracilis (not available) adults
nekton finfish bony fish Gadus macrocephalus (not available) adults
nekton finfish bony fish Gadus morhua (not available) adults
nekton finfish bony fish Micromesistius australis (not available) adults
nekton finfish bony fish Micromesistius poutassou (not available) adults
nekton finfish bony fish Pollachius virens (not available) adults
nekton finfish bony fish Unspecified Gadidae (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Gasterosteidae (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Pleurogrammus azonus (not available) adults
nekton finfish bony fish Pleurogrammus monopterygius (not available) adults
nekton finfish bony fish hake (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Macruronus magellanicus (not available) adults
nekton finfish bony fish Macruronus novaezelandiae (not available) adults
nekton finfish bony fish Merluccius (not available) adults
nekton finfish bony fish Pseudophycis bachus (not available) adults
nekton finfish bony fish Myctophids (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish lantern fish (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Mallotus villosus (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Mallotus villosus Canada adults
nekton finfish bony fish smelt (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish herring (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Unspecified fish (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Pleuronectidae (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Bluefish (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Cynoscion guatucupa (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Macrodon ancylodon (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Micropogonias furnieri (not available) juv./adults
others others n.a./others Others Canada juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs Decapods (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans amphipods (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans isopods (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans Unspecified decapod (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae Clupea pallasii Belgium adults
zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae Theragra chalcogramma (not available) adults
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans Brachyura (not available) adults
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans Shrimps, prawns (not available) adults
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