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[[File:BrantaLeucopsisMigration.jpg|thumb|300px|Migratory birds flying over [[Finland]] in October 2006.]] |
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A '''flyway''' is a flight path used in [[bird migration]]. Flyways generally span over [[continent]]s and often [[ocean]]s. |
A '''flyway''' is a flight path used in [[bird migration]]. Flyways generally span over [[continent]]s and often [[ocean]]s. |
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Revision as of 08:04, 19 February 2017
A flyway is a flight path used in bird migration. Flyways generally span over continents and often oceans.
The concept of flyway is essentially an operational concept linked to waterfowl whose populations one wishes to manage over their entire migration space.[1]
— Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, United Nations Environment Programme
Flyways of the Americas
Flyways of Eurasia, Africa, and Australasia
See also
- Bird migration
- Frederick Charles Lincoln, an early proponent of the flyway concept
References
- ^ CMS Secretariat, 32nd Meeting of the Standing Committee (8–9 November 2007). STRATEGIC REVIEW OF FLYWAY PAPER (PDF). Bonn: UNEP/CMS Secretariat,.
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External links
- North American Bird Migration Flyways
- Wings Over Wetlands, UNEP-GEF African-Eurasian Flyways Project
- Flyways.us - A collaborative effort of waterfowl managers across the continent