First observation of African tigerfish  Hydrocynus vittatus  predating on barn swallows  Hirundo rustica  in flight | Zendy

O'Brien G. C. | Zendy; Jacobs F. | Zendy; Evans S. W. | Zendy; Smit N. J. | Zendy

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First observation of African tigerfish Hydrocynus vittatus predating on barn swallows Hirundo rustica in flight

Author(s) -

O'Brien G. C.,

Jacobs F.,

Evans S. W.,

Smit N. J.

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

journal of fish biology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672

H-Index - 115

eISSN - 1095-8649

pISSN - 0022-1112

DOI - 10.1111/jfb.12278

Subject(s) - hirundo , biology , barn , zoology , population , predation , ecology , telemetry , peregrinus , demography , archaeology , sociology , engineering , history , aerospace engineering

A population of African tigerfish Hydrocynus vittatus from the Schroda Dam, actively prey on barn swallows Hirundo rustica in flight. This behaviour was discovered during a radio telemetry study and documented using a motion picture video camera. These results show that an avivorous diet is a part of the feeding biology of H. vittatus , and may occur in other populations.

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