Food and Feeding Habits Summary Pachyptila turtur
 
Main Ref. Cherel, Y., C.-A. Bost, C. Guinet and H. Weimerskirch, 2005
Fish stage adults Mean length none
Sample size Percent empty
Country Kerguelen Is. Locality
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Pachyptila turtur
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults unspecified euphausiids % wet weight = 0.1
64.03 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. Crustaceans juv./adults unspecified amphipods % wet weight = 63.2
31.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. Crustaceans juv./adults unspecified crustaceans % wet weight = 30.7
4.66 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other cephalopods juv./adults unspecified cephalopods % wet weight = 4.6
0.10 % others others n.a./others n.a./others others % wet weight = 0.1
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