Food and Feeding Habits Summary Pygoscelis adeliae
 
Main Ref. Wienecke, B.C., R. Lawless, D. Rodary, C.-A. Bost, R. Thompson, T. Pauly, G. Robertson, K.R. Kerry and Y. Le Maho, 2000
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length none
Sample size Percent empty
Country Antarctica Locality Wilkes Land
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Pygoscelis adeliae
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
30.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Pleuragramma antarcticum
70.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Euphausiacea
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