Migratory flights and local wintering movements of Greylag Geese Anser anser in western Europe

Mathieu Boos (1) , Anna Nesterova (1) , Damien Chevallier (2) , Arne Follestad (3)

1 Naturaconst@
2 DEPE-IPHC - Département Ecologie, Physiologie et Ethologie
3 NINA - Norwegian Institute for Nature Research

The local and migratory movements of Greylag Geese Anser anser wintering in southwest and northwest Europe were revealed with global positioning system tracking. Geese in the southwest had smaller home ranges than those from the northwest, and birds also moved large distances over wintering grounds and showed flexibility in the annual choice of wintering sites.

Domaines: Sciences de l'environnement

Mathieu Boos, Anna Nesterova, Damien Chevallier, Arne Follestad. Migratory flights and local wintering movements of Greylag Geese Anser anser in western Europe. Bird Study, 2019, 66 (2), pp.264-268. ⟨10.1080/00063657.2019.1620171⟩. ⟨hal-02325297⟩