Le régime alimentaire des poussins de cigogne blanche Ciconia ciconia, en Charente-Maritime: importance des insectes

Christophe Barbraud (1) , Jean-Claude Barbraud (2)

1 CEBC - Centre d'Études Biologiques de Chizé
2 4 impasse du Vignaud

We studied the role of insects in the diet of chicks of White Storks Cicoriia ciconia breeding in "Charente-Maritime", France, from pellets analysis and identification of caught preys. White Stork's chicks feed mostly on coleoptera (especially Hydrous piceus) and onhoptera (particularly Gryllotalpa gn,llotalpa) during the breeding season. Other orders were found in lower proponions. Identification ol vertebrates was not undertaken in this study but they appeared in low proportion compared to insects.

Domaines: Biodiversité et Ecologie

Christophe Barbraud, Jean-Claude Barbraud. Le régime alimentaire des poussins de cigogne blanche Ciconia ciconia, en Charente-Maritime: importance des insectes. Alauda, 1997. ⟨hal-01312422⟩