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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
Abstract 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.