Geolocators reveal three consecutive wintering areas in the thrush nightingale

The winter distribution of many migratory birds wintering in tropical Africa is poorly known. After the crossing of the Sahara Desert, some long-distance migrants typically stay in the Sahel zone for an extended period before continuing migration to their main wintering areas south of the equator. H...

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Autores principales:	Stach Robert, Jakobsson Sven, Kullberg Cecilia, Fransson Thord
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Publicado:	De Gruyter 2012
Materias:	bird migration africa sahel region geolocator stopover wintering pattern thrush nightingale luscinia luscinia Biology (General) QH301-705.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:145836ab13bf4449b484e50419e137932021-12-02T14:59:53ZGeolocators reveal three consecutive wintering areas in the thrush nightingale2084-883810.2478/ami-2012-0001https://doaj.org/article/145836ab13bf4449b484e50419e137932012-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.2478/ami-2012-0001https://doaj.org/toc/2084-8838The winter distribution of many migratory birds wintering in tropical Africa is poorly known. After the crossing of the Sahara Desert, some long-distance migrants typically stay in the Sahel zone for an extended period before continuing migration to their main wintering areas south of the equator. Here we show how two thrush nightingales (Luscinia luscinia) fitted with light-level geolocators, after a six to seven week long stay in the Sahel zone of Sudan, moved to an intermediate area in northern Kenya for a month-long stay before continuing to their final wintering areas in southern Africa. These data indicate that thrush nightingales may use three consecutive wintering sites during their stay in Africa. The migratory movements in Africa between wintering sites are well-coordinated with high precipitation in these areas, suggesting that thrush nightingales track peaks of insect abundance occurring after rains. This three-stage wintering strategy has, to our knowledge, previously not been described, and shows that long-distance migrants can have complex wintering behaviour.Stach RobertJakobsson SvenKullberg CeciliaFransson ThordDe Gruyterarticlebird migrationafricasahel regiongeolocatorstopoverwintering patternthrush nightingaleluscinia lusciniaBiology (General)QH301-705.5ENAnimal Migration, Vol 1, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2012)
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topic	bird migration africa sahel region geolocator stopover wintering pattern thrush nightingale luscinia luscinia Biology (General) QH301-705.5
spellingShingle	bird migration africa sahel region geolocator stopover wintering pattern thrush nightingale luscinia luscinia Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Stach Robert Jakobsson Sven Kullberg Cecilia Fransson Thord Geolocators reveal three consecutive wintering areas in the thrush nightingale
description	The winter distribution of many migratory birds wintering in tropical Africa is poorly known. After the crossing of the Sahara Desert, some long-distance migrants typically stay in the Sahel zone for an extended period before continuing migration to their main wintering areas south of the equator. Here we show how two thrush nightingales (Luscinia luscinia) fitted with light-level geolocators, after a six to seven week long stay in the Sahel zone of Sudan, moved to an intermediate area in northern Kenya for a month-long stay before continuing to their final wintering areas in southern Africa. These data indicate that thrush nightingales may use three consecutive wintering sites during their stay in Africa. The migratory movements in Africa between wintering sites are well-coordinated with high precipitation in these areas, suggesting that thrush nightingales track peaks of insect abundance occurring after rains. This three-stage wintering strategy has, to our knowledge, previously not been described, and shows that long-distance migrants can have complex wintering behaviour.
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author	Stach Robert Jakobsson Sven Kullberg Cecilia Fransson Thord
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title	Geolocators reveal three consecutive wintering areas in the thrush nightingale
title_short	Geolocators reveal three consecutive wintering areas in the thrush nightingale
title_full	Geolocators reveal three consecutive wintering areas in the thrush nightingale
title_fullStr	Geolocators reveal three consecutive wintering areas in the thrush nightingale
title_full_unstemmed	Geolocators reveal three consecutive wintering areas in the thrush nightingale
title_sort	geolocators reveal three consecutive wintering areas in the thrush nightingale
publisher	De Gruyter
publishDate	2012
url	https://doaj.org/article/145836ab13bf4449b484e50419e13793
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Geolocators reveal three consecutive wintering areas in the thrush nightingale

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