IEGEBA   24053
INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGIA, GENETICA Y EVOLUCION DE BUENOS AIRES
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
Tracking the migration of Scissor-tailed Flycatchers (Tyrannus forficatus) and Western Kingbirds (T. verticalis) using light-level geolocators
Autor/es:
HUSAK, M.S.; LANDOLL, D.V.; JAHN, A.E,; LEPAGE, H.K.; PINTO LEDEZMA, J.; FOX, J.W.; CUETO, V.R.
Reunión:
Congreso; V North American Ornithological Conference; 2012
Resumen:
Understanding the annual cycle of migratory birds is
imperative to understanding their life history strategies in any given season.
Yet, information from the migratory and winter periods is still largely unknown
for most North American migratory birds. We monitored the nests of
Scissor-tailed Flycatchers (Tyrannus forficatus) and Western Kingbirds (T.
verticalis) in Oklahoma in 2011, and attached light-level geolocators to 38
breeding Western Kingbirds and to 39 breeding Scissor-tailed Flycatchers in
this population. We present data on their breeding strategies, migration
timing, migratory routes and wintering locations, and compare our results to
previously available information for these species, and to that of other
studies of bird migration using geolocator technology. We suggest future
directions for research based upon our results, which could serve as a model
for future studies on other migratory bird species.