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    The diet of the Wrybill (Anarhynchus frontalis) and the Banded Dotterel (Charadrius bicinctus) on two braided rivers in Canterbury, New Zealand

    Hughey, Kenneth F. D.
    Abstract
    The diet of the Wrybill (Anarhynchus frontalis) and the Banded Dotterel (Charadrius bicinctus) was investigated on two New Zealand braided riverbeds using faecal analysis. There was high overlap in terms of taxonomic composition between the two species' diets, but large variability between individuals. Foods of aquatic and terrestrial (but near-aquatic) origin were consumed; mostly adult beetles (Coleoptera), bugs (Hemiptera) and flies (Diptera). Availability of these prey species relies on a suitable river flow regime.
    Keywords
    Wrybill; Banded Dotterel; faecal analysis; diet; Ecology
    Fields of Research
    0608 Zoology
    Date
    1997-09
    Type
    Journal Article
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    Copyright © 1997 Ornithological Society of New Zealand
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    Hughey, K. F. D. (1997). The diet of the Wrybill (Anarhynchus frontalis) and the Banded Dotterel (Charadrius bicinctus) on two braided rivers in Canterbury, New Zealand. Notornis, 44(3), 185-193.
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