Table 3 California Quail diet in central Chile during autumn 2022 based on numerical frequency of occurrence over 11 stomachs and by total biomass
Diet items | Family/Order | Species | Occurrence (%) | Biomass (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Seeds | Rosaceae | Rubus ulmifolius | 100.0 | 21.4 |
Rosaceae | Quillaja saponaria | 81.8 | 7.5 | |
Fabaceae | Acacia caven | 36.4 | 2.4 | |
Fabaceae | Unidentified sp. | 36.4 | 0.4 | |
Anacardiaceae | Lithraea caustica | 27.3 | 0.9 | |
Celastraceae | Maytenus boaria | 36.4 | 1.3 | |
Loranthaceae | Tristerix tetrandrus | 9.1 | 1.1 | |
Unidentified | Unidentified sp. | 63.6 | 0.7 | |
Fruits | Rosaceae | Rubus ulmifolius | 63.6 | 56.3 |
Loranthaceae | Tristerix tetrandrus | 9.1 | 0.2 | |
Unidentified | Unidentified sp. | 18.2 | 2.7 | |
Leaves | Rosaceae | Rubus ulmifolius | 54.5 | 0.4 |
Celastraceae | Maytenus boaria | 9.1 | 0.0 | |
Unidentified | Unidentified | 27.3 | 4.7 | |
Insects | Coleoptera | Unidentified sp. 1 | 9.1 | 0.0 |
Coleoptera | Unidentified sp. 2 | 9.1 | 0.0 | |
Unidentified | Unidentified sp. | 9.1 | 0.0 | |
Total stomachs | 11 | 100.0 | ||
Total biomass (g) | 45.3 |