Feeding of wintering Black-faced Spoonbills in Hong Kong: When and how long?

Waterbirds

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 135-140

  Yu, Yat Tung ^a   Swennen, Cornelis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Feeding duration; Feeding time; Hong Kong; Platalea minor

Indexed keywords

FEEDING; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; WADER;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

PLATALEA MINOR; SCOLOPACIDAE; THRESKIORNITHIDAE;

EID: 2942654785     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695(2004)027[0135:FOWBSI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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