Migration of white-crested Elaenia (data from Bravo et al. 2017)-light-levels

dc.contributor.authorCueto, Victor R.
dc.contributor.authorBravo, Susana P.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T16:48:40Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T16:48:40Z
dc.date.issued2017-01-30
dc.description.abstractMigratory animals often play key ecological roles within the communities they visit throughout their annual journeys. As a consequence of the links between biomes mediated by migrants, changes in one biome could affect remote areas in unpredictable ways. Migratory routes and timing of most Neotropical austral migrants, which breed at south temperate latitudes of South America and overwinter closer to or within tropical latitudes of South America, have yet to be described in detail. As a result, our understanding about how these birds provide links between South American biomes is almost non-existent. White-crested Elaenia (Elaenia albiceps chilensis) is a long-distance austral migrant that breeds in the Patagonian Forest biome and overwinters in tropical South America. Because this small flycatcher plays a key role in the regeneration of this ecosystem, our objective was to describe the annual cycle of White-crested elaenias to evaluate the degree of migratory connectivity between breeding and wintering areas and therefore to determine if there are specific biomes of northern South America linked by elaenias to Patagonian forests. Fifteen individuals were successfully tracked throughout a complete migration cycle using miniature light-level geolocators. All individuals resided and moved through the same general regions. During fall (March-April-May), elaenias were located in the Caatinga and the Atlantic Forest biomes, from Rio de Janeiro to the region near Salvador da Bahia, Brazil. During winter (June-July-Aug), birds were located further inland, within the Cerrado biome. Birds used three different routes during fall migration. Our results indicate that some individuals use a direct route, flying between 500-600 km/day, crossing desert and grasslands, while others took a detour, flying 100-200 km/day through forested areas with refueling opportunities. All birds used the Yunga forest during spring migration, with ten out 15 individuals showing a clear counterclockwise loop trajectories throughout their annual cycle. None of the elaenias passed through Amazonia, traveled to western South America or crossed the Equator. Eleanias exhibited a high migratory connectivity between breeding area in Patagonian Forests and winter areas, Atlantic Forest and Cerrado. Our results suggest that Patagonian Forests could be strongly impacted by changes in those biomes or in the Yungas.
dc.identifier.doidoi:10.5441/001/1.406327g0/1
dc.identifier.urihttps://datarepository.movebank.org/handle/10255/move.652
dc.relation.ispartofdoi:10.5441/001/1.406327g0
dc.relation.isreferencedbydoi:10.1371/journal.pone.0170188
dc.rightsCC0 1.0 Universalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
dc.subjectanimal movement
dc.subjectanimal tracking
dc.subjectNeotropical austral migrants
dc.subjectavian migration
dc.subjectElaenia albiceps
dc.subjectElaenia albiceps chilensis
dc.subjectlight-level loggers
dc.subjectmigratory connectivity
dc.subjectseed dispersal
dc.subjectwhite-crested elaenia
dc.titleMigration of white-crested Elaenia (data from Bravo et al. 2017)-light-levels
dc.typeDataset
dspace.entity.typeData package
dwc.ScientificNameElaenia albiceps
mdr.citation.BibTex
@misc{001/1_406327g0/1,
  title = {Migration of white-crested Elaenia (data from Bravo et al. 2017)-light-levels},
  author = {Cueto, VR and Bravo, SP},
  year = {2017},
  URL = {http://dx.doi.org/10.5441/001/1.406327g0/1},
  doi = {doi:10.5441/001/1.406327g0/1},
  publisher = {Movebank data repository}
}
mdr.citation.CSE
Cueto VR, Bravo SP. 2017. Migration of white-crested Elaenia (data from Bravo et al. 2017)-light-levels. Movebank Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.5441/001/1.406327g0/1
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