Full Migration Routes of Two Little Egrets (Egretta garzetta) Display Breeding and Wintering Site Fidelity

Chun-Chiu PANG*, Yik-Hei SUNG, Yun-Tak CHUNG, Hak-King YING, Hoi-Ning Helen FONG, Yat-Tung YU

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Our study provides the first GPS tracking data of Little Egret Egretta garzetta from an East Asian population. Our two main objectives were to reveal the migratory route and migratory strategy of Little Egret, and to study inter-annual breeding and wintering site fidelity. Our data, from an adult and a juvenile, suggest that this species is a short-distance high-speed migrant using few or no stopover sites. Both individuals displayed high breeding and wintering site fidelity. They also used very small winter home ranges, probably associated with high prey availability in aquaculture ponds.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)81-86
Number of pages6
JournalOrnithological Science
Volume22
Issue number1
Early online date26 Jan 2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 26 Jan 2023

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Keywords

  • East Asia
  • GPS tracking
  • Little Egret
  • Migration
  • Site fidelity

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