The Relationships between Morphological Characteristics and Foraging Behavior in Four Selected Species of Shorebirds and Water Birds Utilizing Tropical Mudflats

Table 4

Diet choice and abundance chosen by shorebird and water bird species.

Species	Prey type	Number of prey counted
Little heron	Fish	35
	Bivalve	0
	Worm	0
	Crab	0
	Unknown	17
Lesser adjutant	Fish	51
	Bivalve	7
	Worm	2
	Crab	2
	Unknown	15
Whimbrel	Fish	8
	Bivalve	17
	Worm	1
	Crab	7
	Unknown	0
Common redshank	Fish	13
	Bivalve	102
	Worm	25
	Crab	34
	Unknown	35