Royal Terns Capture Flying Fish in Midair

Douglas R. Wood

doi:10.1675/1524-4695(2008)31[149:RTCFFI]2.0.CO;2

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Douglas R. Wood¹

¹Department of Biological Sciences, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Durant, OK 7470 dwood@sosu.edu

Abstract

On 22 March 2007, I observed Royal Terns (Sterna maxima) flushing and capturing flying fish off the northern tip of the Yucatan Peninsula. Individual terns struck the water which flushed flying fish out of the water and allowed other terns to capture them in midair. This observation is an example of opportunistic foraging by conspecifics.

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Douglas R. Wood "Royal Terns Capture Flying Fish in Midair," Waterbirds 31(1), 149, (1 March 2008). https://doi.org/10.1675/1524-4695(2008)31[149:RTCFFI]2.0.CO;2

Received: 17 May 2007; Accepted: 1 October 2007; Published: 1 March 2008

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