Seasonal migration strategies of Common Ringed Plovers Charadrius hiaticula

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 hiaticul...

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Published in:Ibis (London, England) England), 2017-01, Vol.159 (1), p.225-229
Main Authors: Lislevand, Terje, Briedis, Martins, Heggøy, Oddvar, Hahn, Steffen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
annual schedule
Bird migration
Charadrius hiaticula
geolocator
long‐distance migration
Ornithology
shorebirds
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0019-1019
1474-919X
DOI:10.1111/ibi.12424