Food and Feeding Habits Summary Pluvialis squatarola
 
Main Ref. Dit Durell, S.E.A.L.V. and C.P. Kelly, 1990
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length none
Sample size Percent empty
Country UK Locality Wash, southeast England
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Pluvialis squatarola
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
3.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Corophium volutator
4.00 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults Hydrobia ulvae
13.40 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults Cerastoderma edule
16.10 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults Macoma balthica
44.30 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Retusa obtusa
6.00 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults Arenicola marina
12.80 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Hediste diversicolor
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