Data from: Study "GPS tracking of honey buzzards in Finland"
Data from: Study "GPS tracking of honey buzzards in Finland"
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2025-10-17
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Byholm P, Mirski P, Vansteelant W. 2025. Data from: Study "GPS tracking of honey buzzards in Finland". Movebank Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.5441/001/1.335Abstract
Natal dispersal is a multistep process. It commences when a juvenile departs from its natal site and concludes when it settles to breed for the first time. During this interim period, dispersing individuals of long-lived species often undergo a wandering phase, which may span years. This phase remains one of the least studied aspects of avian life histories. We utilized a unique GPS-telemetry data set on a slow reproducing, long-lived migratory bird of prey, the European honey buzzard, Pernis apivorus, tracked for up to 6 years after fledging. Our aim was to assess how phenology, ranging behaviour and philopatry change as individuals gain experience. Individuals exhibited variability in the age at which they first returned to their breeding range, yet all survivors settled at sites proximate to their natal nests. In subsequent returns, immatures increased the time spent within the breeding range and narrowed down their ranging to smaller areas situated progressively closer to their natal nests. Our study reveals the complexity and extended nature of natal dispersal, emphasizing the importance of individual experi ence and migratory improvement for successful recruitment in long-lived species.
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Pernis apivorus, animal movement, animal tracking, dispersal, GPS, GSM telemetry, European Honey Buzzard, raptors, satellite telemetry
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@misc{001/1_335,
title = {Data from: Study "GPS tracking of honey buzzards in Finland"},
author = {Byholm, P and Mirski, P and Vansteelant, W},
year = {2025},
URL = {http://dx.doi.org/10.5441/001/1.335},
doi = {doi:10.5441/001/1.335},
publisher = {Movebank data repository}
}RIS
TY - DATA ID - doi:10.5441/001/1.335 T1 - Data from: Study "GPS tracking of honey buzzards in Finland" AU - Byholm, Patrik AU - Mirski, Paweł AU - Vansteelant, Wouter Y1 - 2025/10/17 KW - Pernis apivorus KW - animal movement KW - animal tracking KW - dispersal KW - GPS KW - GSM telemetry KW - European Honey Buzzard KW - raptors KW - satellite telemetry KW - Pernis apivorus PB - Movebank data repository UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.5441/001/1.335 DO - doi:10.5441/001/1.335 ER -