Motion detection or time-lapse? A comparison of camera trap triggers for monitoring breeding taiga bean geese (Anser fabalis fabalis).

ABSTRACT: Game cameras have emerged over the recent years as an effective research tool for collecting various types of data on wild animals, and they are used increasingly also in avian studies. However, choosing the best method to collect data depends on the aim of the research and the characteristics of the target species and its habitat. Here, we compared the performance of two trigger methods of game cameras, passive infrared (PIR) motion sensor and time-lapse triggering, in capturing images of taiga bean goose (Anser fabalis fabalis) during two successive breeding seasons in peatlands across Finland in 2020-2021. While accounting for differences in camera effort (difference in the number of hours cameras using different trigger types were operational), we found daily capture probability (proba

SUBMITTER: Nykanen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12779131 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature