Food and Feeding Habits Summary Pachyptila desolata
 
Main Ref. Reid, K., J.P. Croxall and T.M. Edwards, 1997
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length none
Sample size Percent empty
Country S. Georg. Sandw. Locality Not stated
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Pachyptila desolata
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
4.90 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Cephalopoda
9.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Amphipoda
18.60 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Myctophidae
9.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Copepoda
57.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Euphausiacea
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