Mate Guarding by Curlew Sandpipers (Calidris Ferruginea) during Spring Migration in North Siberia

It is poorly known whether arctic-breeding shorebirds form pairs before or after arrival at the breeding site. We describe the display and mate-guarding of curlew sandpipers Calidris ferruginea at at stopover site in high arctic Siberia, suggesting that in this species pairs may be formed before the...

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Published in:ARCTIC
Main Authors: Frodin, Peter, Haas, Fredrik, Lindström, Åke
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1994
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Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64339
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Summary:It is poorly known whether arctic-breeding shorebirds form pairs before or after arrival at the breeding site. We describe the display and mate-guarding of curlew sandpipers Calidris ferruginea at at stopover site in high arctic Siberia, suggesting that in this species pairs may be formed before the birds reach their final nesting localities.Key words: shorebirds, mate guarding, migration, curlew sandpiper, Calidris ferrugineu, Siberia On ne sait pas très bien si les oiseaux de rivage qui nichent dans l'Arctique forment des couples avant où après leur arrivée sur l'aire de reproduction. On décrit le comportement de cour et de garde du partenaire chez le bécasseau cocorli (Calidris ferruginea) à un site de passage en Sibérie boréale, en suggérant que chez cette espèce, les couples se constituent avant que les oiseaux n'atteignent leur aire de ponte finale.Mots clés : oiseaux de rivage, garde du partenaire, migration, bécasseau cocorli, Culidris fermginea, Sibérie