Satellite tracking of Bulwer's Petrels<i>Bulweria bulwerii</i>in the Canary Islands

Rodríguez, Beneharo; Bécares, Juan; Martínez, Juan Manuel; Rodríguez, Airam; Ruiz, Asunción; Arcos, José Manuel

doi:10.1080/00063657.2013.778226

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“…Moreover, Mediterranean breeders captured during long-term studies presented very worn S8 and P10 feathers at the beginning of the breeding season (own data, Appendix I). Regarding the second hypothesis, that birds migrate to the Atlantic after moulting, field evidence indicates that only a few birds migrate from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic through the Gibraltar Strait and that this movement is concentrated in October-November (Arroyo & Cuenca, 2004;Rodríguez et al, 2012). Also, recoveries of Mediterranean birds in Atlantic waters are extremely rare.…”

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“…g: Kralij & Barisˇić, 2013. h: Massa & Sultana, 1993 & Cuenca, 2004;Rodríguez et al, 2012). Furthermore, only a few unsystematic nocturnal samplings were attempted in the Strait of Gibraltar, and no birds were found (A. de la Cruz, pers.…”

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“…In the Western Mediterranean, the species almost disappears in winter, the latest observations in coastal areas being in late November (e.g. Rodríguez et al, 2012; F. Aguado and J.M. Arcos, pers.…”

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Inferring the Wintering Distribution of the Mediterranean Populations of European Storm-Petrels Hydrobates pelagicus melitensis from Stable Isotope Analysis and Observational Field Data

Martinez

Roscales

Sanz‐Aguilar

et al. 2019

Ardeola

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Inferring the Wintering Distribution of the Mediterranean Populations of European Storm-Petrels Hydrobates pelagicus melitensis from Stable Isotope Analysis and Observational Field Data

Martinez

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Sanz‐Aguilar

et al. 2019

Ardeola

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“…However, at-sea observation does not allow determination of the origin of birds, is subject to major sampling biases, and provides no information on the timing of movements, segregation among populations, or variation within populations. A recent study showed the first preliminary tracks of Bulwer's petrels for a few days after breeding (Rodr ıguez et al, 2013). Although valuable, the study only included three birds tracked for 11-15 days after colony departure and devices were heavy in relation to body mass, which may have affected the documented behaviour of the birds (> 5% of body mass; Phillips et al, 2003), therefore precluding any fruitful comparison with our data.…”

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Leapfrog migration and habitat preferences of a small oceanic seabird, Bulwer's petrel (Bulweria bulwerii)

Ramos

Sanz

Militão

et al. 2015

Journal of Biogeography

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Aim Our current understanding of migratory strategies and the reasons for their high 27 variability along the phylogenetic tree remains relatively poor. Most of the hypotheses 28 relating to migration have been formulated for terrestrial taxa; classically, oceanic migrations 29 were considered as merely dispersive due to the scarcity of observations in the open ocean. 30We describe for the first time, the migration strategy of a small seabird, the Bulwer's petrel 31 (Bulweria bulwerii), and provide new insights into the ecology and evolution of long-distance 32 marine migrations. 33 Location Subtropical and tropical Atlantic Ocean. 34Methods Using cutting-edge geolocators, we examined the year-round distribution and at-sea 35 activity patterns of adult Bulwer's petrels sampled at 5 localities throughout its breeding 36 range in the Atlantic: the Azores, Salvages, Canary and Cape Verde archipelagos. We 37 assessed the migratory connectivity of the species and its habitat use at population and meta-38 population scales. 39Results Our results provide the first evidence of an oriented leapfrog migration in oceanic 40 seabirds. Ecological niche models based on breeding-season data effectively predicted that 41 subtropical waters of the South Atlantic would be the preferred habitat for the northern 42 populations of Bulwer's petrels during the non-breeding season. Habitat modelling also 43 highlighted similarities in distributions between the breeding and non-breeding periods for the 44 southern populations. Data on at-sea activity patterns suggested that birds from the northern 45 and southern populations behave differently during the breeding season, as well as in the 46 northern and southern non-breeding ranges during the non-breeding period. 47Main conclusions These results indicate that specific habitat preferences, presumably related 48 to differences in prey availability, explain the observed distributions and hence the pattern of 49 leapfrog migration described for Bulwer's petrel. Our study demonstrates the utility of 50Page 3 integrating diverse tracking data from multiple populations across international boundaries, 51 and habitat modelling, for identifying important areas common to many marine species in the 52 vast oceanic environments. 53 54 Keywords: Activity patterns, Bulweria bulwerii, Bulwer's petrel, capture-mark-recapture, 55 geolocator data, habitat modelling, Macaronesian seabirds, meta-population studies, oceanic 56 migrations. 57Page 4 INTRODUCTION 58Migration is an integral part of the annual life-cycle and life-history of many animal species. 59

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“…250 km offshore to the northwest, which can be present but variable in strength year-round, and which appears to concentrate forage fish (Paramo et al 2003). Upwelling zones, shelf breaks, and areas of high primary productivity serve as high-quality habitats for foraging seabirds in other oceanic regions, although comparative data within the gadfly petrels are sparse (Phillips et al 2006, Rodriguez et al 2013.…”

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First satellite tracks of the Endangered black-capped petrel

Jodice¹,

Ronconi²,

Rupp³

et al. 2015

Endang. Species. Res.

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The black-capped petrel Pterodroma hasitata is an endangered seabird with fewer than 2000 breeding pairs restricted to a few breeding sites in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. To date, use areas at sea have been determined entirely from vessel-based surveys and opportunistic sightings and, as such, spatial and temporal gaps in our understanding of the species' marine range are likely. To enhance our understanding of marine use areas, we deployed satellite tags on 3 black-capped petrels breeding on Hispaniola, representing the first tracking study for this species and one of the first published tracking studies for any breeding seabird in the Caribbean. During chick rearing, petrels primarily used marine habitats in the southern Caribbean Sea (ca. 18.0° to 11.5°N, 70.0° to 75.5°W) between the breeding site and the coasts of Venezuela and Colombia. Maximum distance from the breeding sites ranged from ca. 500 to 1500 km during the chick-rearing period. During the post-breeding period, each bird dispersed north and used waters west of the Gulf Stream offshore of the mid-and southern Atlantic coasts of the USA as well as Gulf Stream waters and deeper pelagic waters east of the Gulf Stream. Maximum distance from the breeding sites ranged from ca. 2000 to 2200 km among birds during the nonbreeding period. Petrels used waters located within 14 different exclusive economic zones, suggesting that international collaboration will benefit the development of management strategies for this species.

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Satellite tracking of Bulwer's PetrelsBulweria bulweriiin the Canary Islands

Cited by 10 publications

References 12 publications

Inferring the Wintering Distribution of the Mediterranean Populations of European Storm-Petrels Hydrobates pelagicus melitensis from Stable Isotope Analysis and Observational Field Data

Inferring the Wintering Distribution of the Mediterranean Populations of European Storm-Petrels Hydrobates pelagicus melitensis from Stable Isotope Analysis and Observational Field Data

Leapfrog migration and habitat preferences of a small oceanic seabird, Bulwer's petrel (Bulweria bulwerii)

First satellite tracks of the Endangered black-capped petrel

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