TY - JOUR

T1 - Foraging strategy of the Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) on migration

AU - Chernetsov, Nikita

AU - Manukyan, Andranik

PY - 2000/1/1

Y1 - 2000/1/1

N2 - We analysed diet and foraging strategy of migrating Sedge Warblers during spring migration, postfledging movements, and autumn migration on the Courish Spit (SE Baltic coast). In spring beetles, dipterans, including chironomids, true bugs, and spiders were the most common prey. In late summer and autumn these were plum aphids, chironomids, Hymenoptera, beetles, and spiders. Ecological groups most frequently exploited by Sedge Warblers varied between the seasons. Nevertheless, in both seasons birds tried to use the most common prey. Its taxonomic position is of limited if any importance. The seasonal pattern of arthropod communities in species-specific habitats is crucial for the foraging of Sedge Warblers.

AB - We analysed diet and foraging strategy of migrating Sedge Warblers during spring migration, postfledging movements, and autumn migration on the Courish Spit (SE Baltic coast). In spring beetles, dipterans, including chironomids, true bugs, and spiders were the most common prey. In late summer and autumn these were plum aphids, chironomids, Hymenoptera, beetles, and spiders. Ecological groups most frequently exploited by Sedge Warblers varied between the seasons. Nevertheless, in both seasons birds tried to use the most common prey. Its taxonomic position is of limited if any importance. The seasonal pattern of arthropod communities in species-specific habitats is crucial for the foraging of Sedge Warblers.

KW - Diet

KW - Ecological complexes of insects

KW - Foraging strategy

KW - Sedge Warbler

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0000108002&partnerID=8YFLogxK

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:0000108002

VL - 40

SP - 189

EP - 197

JO - Vogelwarte

JF - Vogelwarte

SN - 0049-6650

IS - 3

ER -