Activity patterns throughout the annual cycle in a long-distance migratory songbird, the red-backed shrike Lanius collurio.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Long-distance migratory birds undergo complex annual cycles during which they must adjust their behaviour according to the needs and conditions encountered throughout the year. Yet, variation in activity throughout the entire annual cycle has rarely been studied in wild migratory birds.

Methods

We used multisensor data loggers to evaluate the patterns of activity throughout the complete annual cycle of a long-distance migratory bird, the red-backed shrike Lanius collurio. Accelerometer data was used to identify life-history stages and to estimate levels of activity during various phases of the annual cycle. In this study, we analysed the variation in daytime activity along the annual cycle and between migratory and non-migratory days.

Results

The birds' day

SUBMITTER: Macias-Torres P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9716747 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature