Autumn migration of robins (Erithacus rubecula) in Hungary

The purpose of this study was to describe the autumn migration dynamics of juvenile (n = 3075) and adult (n = 596) robin Erithacus rubecula in Hungary. Capturing and ringing of birds took place at five bird ringing stations of Actio Hungarica between 13 August and 27 October, 2004. The number of cap...

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Published in:Biológia 2011-06, Vol.66 (3), p.548-555
Main Authors: Gyimóthy, Zsuzsa, Gyurácz, József, Bank, László, Bánhidi, Péter, Farkas, Roland, Németh, Ákos, Csörgő, Tibor
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adults
autumn
Biomedical and Life Sciences
birds
Cell Biology
daily captures
Erithacus rubecula
Feeding
forests
habitat preference
habitat preferences
juveniles
Life Sciences
Microbiology
migration dynamics
Plant Sciences
robin
Section Zoology
stopover
Zoology
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to describe the autumn migration dynamics of juvenile (n = 3075) and adult (n = 596) robin Erithacus rubecula in Hungary. Capturing and ringing of birds took place at five bird ringing stations of Actio Hungarica between 13 August and 27 October, 2004. The number of captured juvenile and adult individuals rated to one net was the lowest in the reeds of Izsák and the highest in the woody areas of Szalonna, where adults were present at a higher proportion. The migration dynamics of the robin showed that the end of September and the beginning of October was the peak time for passing through Hungary. Based on the estimated time of the 10% of daily capture, it can be stated that juvenile birds started their migration as early as the end of August or at the beginning of September while the migration of the adults started later. The migration started earliest in Szalonna and latest in Izsák. The comparison of daily catch dynamics (based on the estimated time of 10% and 50% of daily captures) of juveniles and adults between study sites showed that similarity of daily capture was higher in the case of juveniles. The five study sites had different qualities from the point of view of the robins’ habitat preference. Our results showed that the reed-bed of Izsák had only peripheral importance while the other forest and bushy study areas played a key role in resting and feeding during the migration of the robin.
ISSN:1336-9563
0006-3088
1336-9563
DOI:10.2478/s11756-011-0039-9