Food and Feeding Habits Summary - Gelochelidon nilotica

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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Gelochelidon nilotica

Main Ref.	Erwin, R.M., T.B. Eyler, J.S. Hatfield and S. McGary, 1998
Fish stage	juv./adults	Mean length	none
Sample size		Percent empty
Country	USA	Locality	northeast
Period	January February March April May June July August September October November December Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Gelochelidon nilotica

Diet percent	Food I	Food II	Food III	Prey stage	Item Name	Comments
14.00 %	nekton	finfish	bony fish	juv./adults	Pisces	Fish: Anguillidae and Syngnathidae
17.00 %	others	others	n.a./others	juv./adults	other terrestrial prey
69.00 %	nekton	cephalopods	squids/cuttlefish	juv./adults	Cephalopoda