A Nocturnal Flight Record of Swainson's Hawks (B<scp>uteo swainsoni</scp>) and Turkey Vultures (C<scp>athartes aura</scp>) During Fall Migration in Costa Rica

Riba-Hernández, Laura; Akresh, Michael E.; Martínez, Daniel; Hernández, Weimer

doi:10.3356/jrr-11-34.1

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“…By exploiting the free lift in thermal air during the day, these birds can use gliding flight, which is much less energy-demanding than flapping flight and the birds thus benefit from a reduced cost of transport (Pennycuick 1989;Kerlinger 1989;Hedenstrom 1993). Observations and satellite tracking records showed that some diurnally migrating birds also migrate throughout the night, such as Osprey (Pandion haliaetus; Decandido et al 2006), Swainson's Hawks; Buteo swainsoni), and Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura; Riba-Hernández et al 2012). This is previously unrecord for Whitenaped Cranes.…”

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Satellite Tracking Reveals an Exploration of Migration Routes by White-Naped Cranes (Antigone vipio)

Wen,

Gankhuyag,

Chen

et al. 2023

Waterbirds

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Migration is an important part of the life history of avians. Understanding the migration routes of birds is of great significance to unravel the migration strategies and mechanisms of birds and helps to conduct important conservation work at key sites. Currently, there are still some deficiencies in the migration research of long-lived endangered birds such as cranes. In August 2018, two pairs (n = 4) of sibling juvenile White-naped Cranes (Antigone vipio) were tracked in Mongolia. Based on the tracking data, unusual migration routes of Whitenaped Crane were recorded during the juvenile and subadult stages. Three individuals died when exploring a new route during autumn migrations. These individuals used completely different spring migration routes each year in the juvenile and subadult stages, with the longest migration distance being approximately 4,495 km. There were significant differences in migration durations and stopover durations (P = 0.01) between spring and autumn migrations. Evidence of nocturnal migration by White-naped Cranes was recorded, and the longest continuous flight time recorded exceeded 19 hours. The results of this study will contribute to further understanding and research on the migration of this vulnerable species.

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“…Observations and satellite tracking records showed that some diurnally migrating birds also migrate throughout the night, such as Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus ; Decandido et al . 2006), Swainson's Hawks; Buteo swainsoni ), and Turkey Vultures ( Cathartes aura ; Riba-Hernández et al . 2012).…”

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Satellite Tracking Reveals an Exploration of Migration Routes by White-Naped Cranes (Antigone vipio)

Wen,

Gankhuyag,

Chen

et al. 2023

Waterbirds

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“…The nocturnal behaviour of non-nocturnal bird species has been a subject of research since the midtwentieth century (Kendeigh 1934, Moore 1945. Night flights and activity of large birds of prey were documented by DeCandido et al (2006) and Riba-Hernández et al (2012).…”

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Nocturnal activity of Griffon Vultures at a feeding site in Kresna Gorge, Bulgaria.

Peshev¹,

Mitrevichin²,

Grozdanov³

et al. 2022

Vul. News

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Over the last few decades new technologies have made it easier to observe the nocturnal behaviour of raptors and vultures. Yet, few cases of nocturnal feeding of vultures have been documented. The purpose of this study is to provide information about the nocturnal feeding of the Griffon Vulture in Kresna Gorge, Bulgaria. Sixteen cases of nocturnal feeding were observed in the period 2012–2022. The vultures spent a mean of 133.50 ± 195.35 (range 1.00–568.00) minutes on the ground between 19h02 and 07h00. The mean duration of the feeding was 12.00 ± 11.85 (range 1.00–39.00) minutes. Red Foxes, Golden Jackals, and Grey Wolves were also recorded at the feeding site during the study period. Only Red Foxes were observed feeding at the same time as vultures.

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“…Recently, nocturnal flight activity has been documented for several raptor species that had been previously described as only diurnal [4][5][6][7][8]. By contrast, although the red-footed falcon has been widely studied [9][10][11][12], it is still considered a typically diurnal species, and nothing has been reported so far about its nocturnal activities.…”

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First Record of the Red-Footed Falcon’s Nocturnal Flight Activity during the Nestling Period Using GPS Data

Ferrarini

Gustin

2022

Ecologies

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The red-footed falcon (Falco vespertinus) is a species that is of great interest to conservation. Because of this, understanding the red-footed falcon’s flight behavior is important for the conservation of this species. In this context, by using accurate GPS data-loggers, in 2019 and 2020, we analyzed its flight activity at the two largest colonies in Italy, and we collected 5840 GPS points. At night, all of the surveyed individuals were active during all of the hourly intervals, and they were in flight for about 10% of the time (40% in the daytime). The nocturnal flight activity showed a dual pattern: frequent and long-distance flights before sunrise (22.22% of time in flight; maximum distance from nest > 3 km) and after sundown (32.14% of time in flight; maximum distance from nest > 12 km), and limited and short-distance flights late at night (10 p.m.–5 a.m.; <5% of time in flight; maximum distance from nest < 100 m). Our study suggests that an increase in alfalfa crops and fallow land (in place of maize and soy crops) in the surroundings (i.e., 50–100 m) of the nests would considerably help this species to avoid, or at least to minimize, nocturnal flight activity, with expected improvements in its reproductive success. Our results are a step forward in advancing the knowledge of this important red-footed falcon population, which has been largely unknown so far. We provide here the first evidence ever of the red-footed falcon’s regular nocturnal flight activity during the nestling period (June–July).

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A Nocturnal Flight Record of Swainson's Hawks (Buteo swainsoni) and Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura) During Fall Migration in Costa Rica

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Satellite Tracking Reveals an Exploration of Migration Routes by White-Naped Cranes (Antigone vipio)

Satellite Tracking Reveals an Exploration of Migration Routes by White-Naped Cranes (Antigone vipio)

Nocturnal activity of Griffon Vultures at a feeding site in Kresna Gorge, Bulgaria.

First Record of the Red-Footed Falcon’s Nocturnal Flight Activity during the Nestling Period Using GPS Data

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