Geographical Affinities and Migrations of the Avifauna on Amchitka Island, Alaska

One hundred avian species have been observed on Amchitka and surrounding waters. Some of those occurring seasonally on Amchitka migrate to the Alaskan mainland, Siberia, the Great Plains of Canada and the United States, Japan, the Hawaiian Islands, Australia, New Zealand, or Antarctic waters. Sixty-...

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Published in:BioScience
Main Authors: Emison, W. B., Williamson, F. S. L., White, C. M.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 1971
Subjects:
Symposium on Amchitka Island Bioenvironmental Studies
Amchitka
Amchitka Island
Antarctic
Canada
New Zealand
Pacific
Antarc*
Alaska
Siberia
Online Access:http://bioscience.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/21/12/627
https://doi.org/10.2307/1295736
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Summary:One hundred avian species have been observed on Amchitka and surrounding waters. Some of those occurring seasonally on Amchitka migrate to the Alaskan mainland, Siberia, the Great Plains of Canada and the United States, Japan, the Hawaiian Islands, Australia, New Zealand, or Antarctic waters. Sixty-eight species are breeders common to Asia and North America, 13 are North American, 15 are Asiatic and European, and 4 are from South Pacific Islands.

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