Migrating shorebird killed by raptor at 3000 m above ground as revealed by high‐resolution tracking
Boom, M.P.; Yu, H.; Bom, R.; Hegemann, A.; Lindström, A.; Nolet, B.A.; Lameris, T.K. (2024). Migrating shorebird killed by raptor at 3000 m above ground as revealed by high‐resolution tracking. Ecology 105(11): e4437. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecy.4437
In: Ecology. Ecological Society of America: Brooklyn, NY. ISSN 0012-9658; e-ISSN 1939-9170, more
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Falco peregrinus; flight altitude; migration strategy; Pluvialis squatarola; predation |
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- Boom, M.P.
- Yu, H.
- Bom, R., more
- Hegemann, A.
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- Lindström, A.
- Nolet, B.A.
- Lameris, T.K., more
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| Abstract |
Recent tracking technology has revealed that some birds fly at extreme altitudes up to and above 7000 m above sea level (asl) during nonstop migration flights (Lindström et al., 2021; Sjöberg et al., 2021). An untested hypothesis put forward is that birds migrate this high above the ground to avoid encountering predators. However, information about predation danger during the migratory flight is scant, and the altitudes where migrants are at risk are unknown. |
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