The Migration Of Land Birds Over The Pacific Ocean
Document Type
Other
Publication Date
1999
Published In
Proceedings Of The 22nd International Ornithological Congress
Abstract
The migration of land birds over the Pacific Ocean has been studied using distribution and banding data, radar, and ground-based and satellite-based radio telemetry. Migration routes with long over-water components include eastern Pacific movements along the North and South American western coasts, the central Pacific flyway from Alaska and Siberia to Hawaii and the South Pacific islands, and western Pacific flights from the northern Asian coast to the South Pacific and Australia. Non-stop flights appear to approach 8000 km. Radar studies indicate that fixed heading (vector) orientation is sufficient to direct most observed migrations, but satellite tracks and the ability of birds to reliably locate small, remote islands challenges this hypothesis.
Conference
22nd International Ornithological Congress
Conference Dates
August 1998
Conference Location
Durban, South Africa
Recommended Citation
Timothy C. Williams and J. M. Williams.
(1999).
"The Migration Of Land Birds Over The Pacific Ocean".
Proceedings Of The 22nd International Ornithological Congress.
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