Table 1. Foraging variables of incubating Peruvian pelicans (Pelecanus thagus) from isla Lobos de Tierra, Perú, instrumented with GPS dataloggers.
Bird | Trip | Departure | Arrival | Period | Trip length (h) | Max. Distance (km) | Total Distance Traveled (km) | Destination Bearing (°) | % of the trip time floating on the water |
1 | 1 | 12/16 21:12 | 12/17 05:28 | Night | 8.26 | 21.07 | 79.15 | 155 | 77 |
2 | 12/17 19:39 | 12/18 06:40 | Night | 11.02 | 27.25 | 144.54 | 113 | 70 | |
3 | 12/19 00:08 | 12/19 06:23 | Night | 6.24 | 24.99 | 64.49 | 132 | 80 | |
4 | 12/20 17:04 | 12/21 06:32 | Night | 13.46 | 42.63 | 144.48 | 129 | 74 | |
2 | 1 | 12/16 17:34 | 12/17 07:16 | Night | 13.70 | 82.82 | 278 | 172 | 50 |
2 | 12/18 20:30 | 12/19 06:12 | Night | 9.69 | 39.82 | 129.68 | 140 | 77 | |
3 | 1 | 12/17 18:30 | 12/18 07:07 | Night | 12.63 | 46.48 | 159.69 | 163 | 77 |
2 | 12/19 10:13 | 12/20 06:21 | Day/Night | 20.13 | 41.95 | 207.47 | 162 | 81 | |
3 | 12/21 18:47 | 12/22 06:10 | Night | 11.37 | 30.02 | 136.75 | 130 | 78 | |
4 | 1 | 12/19 02:14 | 12/19 06:29 | Night | 4.24 | 40.34 | 101.46 | 137 | 54 |
2 | 12/20 04:03 | 12/20 07:16 | Night | 3.22 | 29.48 | 81.64 | 174 | 19 | |
3 | 12/21 10:21 | 12/22 07:19 | Day/Night | 20.98 | 73.84 | 290.45 | 130 | 77 | |
5* | 1 | 12/18 20:37 | 12/18<10:00 | Night | ------- | 37.77 | ------- | 138 | ------- |
*Truncated approximately 5 km from the island during the inbound path.