Natal dispersal in Black Kites Milvus migrans migrans in Europe

Ovčiariková, Simona; Škrábal, Jan; Matušík, Hynek; Makoň, Karel; Mráz, Jakub; Arkumarev, Volen; Dobrev, Vladimir; Raab, Rainer; Literák, Ivan

doi:10.1007/s10336-020-01780-x

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“…Migration routes and winter quarters mainly remained the same in individual M. m. migrans in the rst three years of their life (18). Surprisingly for birds in 2cy, it was found that summer quarters occurred at lower latitudes than predicted and a substantial proportion of birds of this age remained in their African winter quarters.…”

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“…We de ned TSA as a preferred place where a bird stayed for > 10 nights within 80 km2. This template size was based on roost locations distributed within a 10-km diameter over 10 days, thus, all falling within 80 km 2 (18). Spring (pre-breeding) and autumn (post-breeding) migrations separate the winter and summer period.…”

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“…Behavioural exibility of immature Black Kites to stay somewhere in summer Tagged Black Kites M. m. migrans from Europe wintered in sub-Saharan Africa north of the equator throughout the belt from Senegal and Gambia to Ethiopia in East Africa (18). Some of these Black Kites remained in tropical Africa during their rst summer.…”

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“…M. m. migrans from Europe winter in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East. Its migration routes are well known (6,17,18). The migration of M. m. lineatus is poorly studied.…”

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“…Telemetry data suggest that immature M. m. migrans do not return to their natal area after rst overwintering and may keep outside until maturity, moving long within the nesting and overwintering territories (18,27). Formations of large summer aggregations of immature Black Kites were reported from Siberia (28,29).…”

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Black Kites on a Flyway Between Western Siberia and the Indian Subcontinent

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Background The Black Kite (Milvus migrans) is one of the most widespread raptors in the World. The Palaearctic is populated by two migrating subspecies, Milvus migrans migrans and Milvus migrans lineatus, in the western and eastern part of this realm, respectively. The intergradation zone of M. m. migrans/M. m. lineatus covers large areas in-between. Migration routes of M. m. migrans from Europe to Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East are well known including large waterbodies as main environmental obstacle. MethodsWe tagged with GPS/SMS/GPRS telemetry loggers 13 and 6 Black Kite pulli in lowland around Biysk and in mountains around Kosh-Agach. ResultsBlack Kites originating from Biysk migrated through the Western Circum-Himalayan Corridor. Black Kites originating from Kosh-Agach used the Trans-Himalayan Corridor crossing the Himalayas in altitudes of up to 6 256 m asl. The average total distance travelled of Black Kites from both subpopulations was 9 166 m without any significant differences between these subpopulations. Timing of autumn migration varied slightly among individuals in departure date (30 August ± 9 days) and differed more in arrival date (26 October ± 92 days). The timing of spring migration varied less in both departure date (17 April ± 12 days) and arrival date (09 May ± 14 days). Black Kites from both subpopulations wintered in low elevations of anthropogenic areas of Pakistan and India. Birds wintered on average for 190 days, and the mean area of individual home ranges was 4 704 km2. During the breeding period, birds occupied mainly natural or semi-natural habitats in southwestern Siberia, where they spent on average 106 days with an average home range size 3 554 km2. Conclusion Black Kites crossing the Himalayas fly and, moreover, stay for hours resting at night in the environment of mountains at altitudes over 5000 m. It seems that the vast breeding territory of Black Kites in the Palearctic realm is connected with the unusual behavioural flexibility of Black Kites to surmount various environmental obstacles on their migration routes.

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“…M. m. migrans from Europe winter in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East. Its migration routes are well known (6,17,18). The migration of M. m. lineatus is poorly studied.…”

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The Black Kite (Milvus migrans) is one of the most widespread raptors in the world. The Palaearctic is populated by two migrating subspecies, Milvus migrans migrans and Milvus migrans lineatus, in the western and eastern part of this realm, respectively. There is a large intergradation zone of M. m. migrans/M. m. lineatus in-between. Although the migration routes of M. m. migrans from Europe to Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East are well known, detailed information about migration routes of Black Kites from intergradation zone are missing. Using satellite telemetry we are able to fill this gap in our knowledge of these birds. We tagged with GPS/SMS/GPRS telemetry loggers 13 and 6 Black Kite pulli in lowland around Biysk (Altai Krai, Russia) and in mountains around Kosh-Agach (Altai Republic, Russia), respectively. After fledging, Black Kites from both subpopulations stayed in a small, non-overlapping areas and then migrated to southern Asia through narrow corridors. Black Kites originating from Biysk migrated through the Western Circum-Himalayan Corridor. Black Kites originating from Kosh-Agach used the Trans-Himalayan Corridor crossing the Himalayas in altitudes of up to 6256 m asl. The average total distance travelled of Black Kites from both subpopulations was 9166 km without any significant differences between these subpopulations. Timing of both spring and autumn migration did not vary along different age groups. Black Kites from both subpopulations wintered in low elevations of Pakistan and India. Birds wintered on average for 190 days, and the mean area of individual home ranges in winter was 4704 km2. During the breeding period, birds dwelled in south-western Siberia, where they spent on average 125 days with an average home range size 3537 km2. We found that ontogenetic shifts in migratory behaviour of Black Kites from Eastern Russia differ from those in population/subspecies in Europe. Black Kites crossing the Himalayas fly and, moreover, stay for hours resting at night in the environment of mountains at altitudes over 5000 m.

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Natal dispersal in Black Kites Milvus migrans migrans in Europe

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Black Kites on a Flyway Between Western Siberia and the Indian Subcontinent

Black Kites on a Flyway Between Western Siberia and the Indian Subcontinent

Sex and age differences in migration

Black Kites on a flyway between Western Siberia and the Indian Subcontinent

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