When using this dataset, please cite the original article.
Tøttrup AP, Pedersen L, Thorup K (2018) Autumn migration and wintering site of a wood warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix breeding in Denmark identified using geolocation. Animal Biotelemetry 6:15. doi:10.1186/s40317-018-0159-x |
Additionally, please cite the Movebank data package:
Tøttrup AP, Pedersen L, Thorup K (2018) Data from: Autumn migration and wintering site of a wood warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix breeding in Denmark identified using geolocation. Movebank Data Repository. doi:10.5441/001/1.5jp8mq2v
Package Identifier | doi:10.5441/001/1.5jp8mq2v | ||
Abstract | Background: Basic knowledge of detailed spatiotemporal migration patterns is lacking for most migratory bird species. Using the smallest available geolocator, we aim to map autumn migration and wintering areas of north European wood warblers Phylloscopus sibilatrix and compare the spatiotemporal pattern with recoveries of individuals ringed across Europe.
Results: A tracked wood warbler migrated south-south-east to sub-Saharan Africa in Sudan and then west-south-west to winter in Côte d’Ivoire. The timing and route fits well within the distribution of ring recoveries although the westward movement after the Sahara crossing is not revealed by the ring recoveries, but only few recoveries south of Sahara exist.
Conclusions: The surprising westward movement south of the Sahara supplements the overall pattern revealed by ring recoveries and aids our understanding of the connectivity and site dependence in this generally declining species. |
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Keywords | animal migration, animal movement, animal tracking, avian migration, geolocator, light-level logger, migration speed and timing, Phylloscopus sibillatrix, wintering area, wood warbler, |