Note on the diet of long-billed curlew chicks in western Idaho

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

Redmond, Roland L.; Jenni, Donald A.

Source:

Great Basin Naturalist, Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University, Volume 45, Issue 1, p.85-86 (1985)

Call Number:

A85RED01IDUS

URL:

https://ojs.lib.byu.edu/spc/index.php/wnan/article/view/29174

Keywords:

Numenius americanus

Abstract:

The diet of Long-billed Curlew chicks is described for the first time. Five insect orders and one arachnid order were identified from nine stomach contents samples. Grasshoppers and carabid beetles were dominant prey items.

Notes:

Reference Code: A85RED01IDUS

Full Citation: Redmond, R. L., and D. A. Jenni. 1985. Note on the diet of long-billed curlew chicks in western Idaho. Great Basin Naturalist 45(1): 85-86.

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