Modelling the timing of migration of a partial migrant bird using ringing and observation data: a case study with the Song Thrush in Italy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The study of the timing of migration is fundamental to the understanding of the ecology of many bird species and their response to climate change, and it has important conservation and management implications e.g., for assessing the hunting seasons according to the EU Directive 2009/147/EC (Birds Directive).

Methods

We developed a new method for the analysis of ringing data (both first capture and re-encounters) and citizen science observations, to assess the timing of pre- and post-nuptial migration of birds. This method was tested on the Song Thrush Turdus philomelos, using i) the Bird Ringing Database hosted by the ISPRA Italian Ringing Centre from the whole Italian peninsula, the three closest large islands (Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica), and Canton Ticino (Sw

SUBMITTER: Ambrosini R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10391980 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature