Main Ref. | SAUP Database, 2006 |
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Remarks | Forages alone or with conspecifics, and typically forages at night. Feeds by dipping prey from the ocean’s surface on the wing, often pattering the water with feet. Diet consists of fish, squid, coelenterates, crustaceans and insects (Ref. 122680). |
Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Parasitism |
Feeding type | mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up) |
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Feeding type Ref. | State of hawaii, 2020 |
Feeding habit | hunting macrofauna (predator) |
Feeding habit Ref. | State of hawaii, 2020 |
Estimation method | original sample | unfished population | Remark | ||
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Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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From individual food items | 4.14 | 0.42 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
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