Bird migration

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Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 103. Chapters: Bird migration flyways, Migratory birds (Eastern hemisphere), Migratory birds (Western hemisphere), American Robin, Northern Lapwing, Blackburnian Warbler, White Stork, Yellow Warbler, European Starling, Mallard,... Viac o knihe

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Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 103. Chapters: Bird migration flyways, Migratory birds (Eastern hemisphere), Migratory birds (Western hemisphere), American Robin, Northern Lapwing, Blackburnian Warbler, White Stork, Yellow Warbler, European Starling, Mallard, Common House Martin, Northern Pintail, Canada Goose, Arctic Tern, Tundra Swan, Common Teal, Central Asian Flyway, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Bobolink, Green-winged Teal, Black-throated Green Warbler, Cedar Waxwing, Northern Waterthrush, Snow Goose, Purple Martin, Blue-winged Teal, Sooty Shearwater, Black Stork, Whinchat, Red-eyed Vireo, Bay-breasted Warbler, Blackcap, Gadwall, Siberian Stonechat, Willow Warbler, Cackling Goose, Swainson's Thrush, Bar-tailed Godwit, Connecticut Warbler, Linnet, Lesser Kestrel, Grey Plover, Dunlin, Mississippi Kite, Red-necked Phalarope, Broad-winged Hawk, Cliff Swallow, Eleonora's Falcon, Whooper Swan, Rossitten Bird Observatory, Wilson's Phalarope, Black-necked Swan, Suchindram Theroor Birds Sanctuary, Whimbrel, Yellow-green Vireo, Common Black Hawk, Swallow-tailed Kite, Red Phalarope, Amur Falcon, Winged Migration, Acadian Flycatcher, Greater Sand Plover, Western Wood Pewee, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Red-breasted Goose, Greenshank, Oriental Dollarbird, Marbled Godwit, Three-wattled Bellbird, Ross's Goose, V formation, Latham's Snipe, Western Sandpiper, Swinhoe's Snipe, Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher, Great Spotted Cuckoo, East Atlantic Flyway, Aleutian Cackling Goose, Heligoland Bird Observatory, Pacific Flyway, Col de Bretolet, Reverse migration, Geolocator, Sempach Bird Observatory, Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network, West Pacific Flyway, Central Flyway, Mississippi Flyway, East Asian - Australasian Flyway, Drift migration, Telineelapuram and Telukunchi Bird Sanctuaries. Excerpt: The White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) is a large bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. Its plumage is mainly white, with black on its wings. Adults have long red legs and long pointed red beaks, and measure on average 100-115 cm (39-45 in) from beak tip to end of tail, with a 195-215 cm (77-85 in) wingspan. The two subspecies, which differ slightly in size, breed in Europe (north to Estonia), northwestern Africa, southwestern Asia (east to southern Kazakhstan), and southern Africa. The White Stork is a long-distance migrant, wintering in Africa from tropical Sub-Saharan Africa to as far south as South Africa, or on the Indian subcontinent. When migrating between Europe and Africa, it avoids crossing the Mediterranean Sea and detours via the Levant in the east or the Strait of Gibraltar in the west, because the air thermals on which it depends do not form over water. A carnivore, the White Stork eats a wide range of animal prey, including insects, fish, amphibians, reptiles, small mammals, and small birds. It takes most of its food from the ground, among low vegetation, and from shallow water. It is a monogamous breeder, but does not pair for life. Both members of the pair build a large stick nest, which may be used for several years. Each year the female can lay one clutch of usually four eggs, which hatch asynchronously 33-34 days after being laid. Both parents take turns incubating the eggs and both feed the young. The young leave the nest 58-64 days after hatching, and continue to be fed by the parents for a further 7-20 days. The White Stork has been rated as Least Concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). It benefited from human activities during ...

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