Data from: Seasonal movements of Gyrfalcons Falco rusticolus include extensive periods at sea [Central-West Greenland] ...

• Main Author: Burnham, Kurt K.
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Movebank Data Repository 2020
• Subjects: Falco rusticolus; avian migration; animal movement; animal tracking; Arctic; Argos; Greenland; gyrfalcon; home range; satellite telemetry; sea ice; Ellesmere Island; Kangerlussuaq; Scoresbysund; Sea ice; Thule
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5441/001/1.v81b20p9; https://www.datarepository.movebank.org/handle/10255/move.1049

Little information exists on the movements of Gyrfalcons Falco rusticolus outside the breeding season, particularly amongst High Arctic populations, with almost all current knowledge based on Low Arctic populations. This study is the first to provide data on summer and winter ranges and migration di...