Seasonal migration strategies of Common Ringed Plovers Charadrius hiaticula |
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| Authors: | Terje Lislevand Martins Briedis Oddvar Heggøy Steffen Hahn |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Natural History, University Museum of Bergen, University of Bergen, N‐5020, Bergen, Norway;2. Department of Zoology, Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic;3. Norwegian Ornithological Society, Trondheim, Norway;4. Department of Bird Migration, Swiss Ornithological Institute, Sempach, Switzerland |
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| Abstract: | How individual birds schedule their movements and use different sites during the non‐breeding season are fundamental issues in avian migration ecology, and studies have often revealed strong seasonal variation in such strategies. Using geolocators we tracked Common Ringed Plovers Charadrius hiaticula from northern Norway to West Africa and back to assess whether there were differences in migratory speed, duration and stopover use between autumn and spring migration and whether birds used multiple sites during the non‐breeding season. Although the pace of migration was similar between autumn and spring, the length of flight bouts and duration of the preceding stopovers were positively correlated only in autumn. Four of five birds showed a marked southward movement in mid‐winter. |
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| Keywords: | annual schedule geolocator long‐distance migration shorebirds |
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