Marine carrion is an important food source for Hooded Vultures Necrosyrtes monachus on south Gambian beaches: a photographic report with a list of food items.

Autor: Barlow, Clive R., Mendy, Francis, Cryer, Russell, Dobbs, Geoff E.
Zdroj: Vulture News; Jul2021, Vol. 80 Issue 1, p1-11, 11p
Abstrakt: The article highlights a research which shows that to determine what proportion of the Hooded Vulture population uses the beach environment on a regular basis for feeding in The Gambia. It discusses that field studies to track the sequence of events at turtle and dolphin strandings would also help to clarify the processes that facilitate vultures to gain access to soft tissues of large, stranded marine fauna.
Databáze: Supplemental Index