| Abstract: | Yellow-crowned Night-Herons (Nycticorax violaceus), Little Blue Herons (Egretta caerulea), and Green-backed Herons (Butorides striatus) collected in northeastern Louisiana from July-September 1980 exhibited different diets. Yellow-crowned Night-Herons fed mostly on crayfish (74% by weight) and Green-backed Herons fed primarily on fish (93% by weight). The diet of Little Blue Herons was diverse, including fish (61%), crustaceans (11%), insects (13%), and arachnids (14%). Yellow-crowned Night-Herons captured larger prey than did either of the smaller herons. Green-backed Herons took larger prey and a greater range of prey sizes than did the larger Little Blue Herons. |
| Genre: | Article |
| ProdID: | 5221830 |
| Citation Author: | Niethammer, K.R.; Kaiser, M.S. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
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| Citation End Page: | 153 |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Colonial Waterbirds |
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| Citation Number Of Pages: | 6 |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | 148-153 |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Late summer food habits of three heron species in northeastern Louisiana; 1983; Article; Journal; Colonial Waterbirds; Niethammer, K.R.; Kaiser, M.S. |
| Citation Start Page: | 148 |
| Citation Volume: | 6 |
| Citation Year: | 1983 |
| Type: | citation/reference |
| Text: | Late summer food habits of three heron species in northeastern Louisiana; 1983; Article; Journal; Colonial Waterbirds; Niethammer, K.R.; Kaiser, M.S. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://www.jstor.org/stable/1520982 |
| Date Other: | Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:19 -0500 |
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