Migration of Wintering Grey Plover From Southeast Asia to North-Central Siberia Challenges Breeding Population Delineations in Russia.

ABSTRACT: Shorebird populations are declining across the world due to factors such as habitat loss and climate change. Identification of shorebird migration routes and important stopover sites can facilitate the implementation of strategic and effective conservation measures. Using a satellite transmitter, we successfully tracked the migration of one Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) from its wintering grounds in Singapore north along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway (EAAF) to its breeding grounds located east of the Taymyr Peninsula in north-central Siberia. This provides the first evidence that the Singapore plover could be part of the Yamal/Taymyr population that is known to only migrate south via the East Atlantic Flyway and winter in Western Europe. After breeding, the bird took an un

SUBMITTER: Li D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11850438 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature