Moult migration of Latvian Whooper Swans Cygnus cygnus
This study is the first to demonstrate moult migration in the Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus. Of cygnets hatched in Latvia and known to be alive about 99% left the country to moult somewhere else in their 2nd-6th calendar year. One-sixth of these were re-sighted in Finland during moult migration; these...
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fttsvojs:oai:journal.fi:article/133815 2023-09-05T13:17:53+02:00 Moult migration of Latvian Whooper Swans Cygnus cygnus Boiko, Dmitrijs Kampe-Persson, Hakon 2012-12-31 application/pdf https://ornisfennica.journal.fi/article/view/133815 eng eng BirdLife Finland https://ornisfennica.journal.fi/article/view/133815/82366 https://ornisfennica.journal.fi/article/view/133815 Ornis Fennica; Vol 89 Nro 4 (2012); 273–280 Ornis Fennica; Vol. 89 No. 4 (2012); 273–280 0030-5685 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2012 fttsvojs 2023-08-23T23:03:09Z This study is the first to demonstrate moult migration in the Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus. Of cygnets hatched in Latvia and known to be alive about 99% left the country to moult somewhere else in their 2nd-6th calendar year. One-sixth of these were re-sighted in Finland during moult migration; these were solely from western Latvia. Moulting sites were recorded for nine individuals, of which seven had been marked with neck collars and two had satellite transmitters. Five of these nine swans moulted in Latvia, one in Estonia and three in the Arkhangelsk Region of Russia. Distances between sites of ringing and moulting varied between 0 and 1,455 km. All individuals were recorded moulting as two-or three-year old birds. Those moulting in Russia left Latvia/Estonia before 20 June and returned after mid September. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arkhangelsk Cygnus cygnus Whooper Swan Federation of Finnish Learned Societies: Scientific Journals Online |
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This study is the first to demonstrate moult migration in the Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus. Of cygnets hatched in Latvia and known to be alive about 99% left the country to moult somewhere else in their 2nd-6th calendar year. One-sixth of these were re-sighted in Finland during moult migration; these were solely from western Latvia. Moulting sites were recorded for nine individuals, of which seven had been marked with neck collars and two had satellite transmitters. Five of these nine swans moulted in Latvia, one in Estonia and three in the Arkhangelsk Region of Russia. Distances between sites of ringing and moulting varied between 0 and 1,455 km. All individuals were recorded moulting as two-or three-year old birds. Those moulting in Russia left Latvia/Estonia before 20 June and returned after mid September. |
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Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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Boiko, Dmitrijs Kampe-Persson, Hakon |
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Boiko, Dmitrijs Kampe-Persson, Hakon Moult migration of Latvian Whooper Swans Cygnus cygnus |
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Boiko, Dmitrijs Kampe-Persson, Hakon |
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Boiko, Dmitrijs |
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Moult migration of Latvian Whooper Swans Cygnus cygnus |
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Moult migration of Latvian Whooper Swans Cygnus cygnus |
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Moult migration of Latvian Whooper Swans Cygnus cygnus |
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Moult migration of Latvian Whooper Swans Cygnus cygnus |
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Moult migration of Latvian Whooper Swans Cygnus cygnus |
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moult migration of latvian whooper swans cygnus cygnus |
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BirdLife Finland |
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2012 |
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https://ornisfennica.journal.fi/article/view/133815 |
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Arkhangelsk Cygnus cygnus Whooper Swan |
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Arkhangelsk Cygnus cygnus Whooper Swan |
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Ornis Fennica; Vol 89 Nro 4 (2012); 273–280 Ornis Fennica; Vol. 89 No. 4 (2012); 273–280 0030-5685 |
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https://ornisfennica.journal.fi/article/view/133815/82366 https://ornisfennica.journal.fi/article/view/133815 |
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