Non-breeding reed warblers Acrocephalus scirpaceus (Hermann, 1804) in June in southern Europe: local or still migrating birds?

Juan Arizaga; Agustín Mendiburu; Daniel Alonso

doi:10.26496/bjz.2010.191

Authors

Juan Arizaga Institute of Avian Research “Vogelwarte Helgoland”, an der Vogelwarte 21, 26386 Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Agustín Mendiburu Aranzadi Ringing Scheme, Aranzadi Sciences Society, Zorroagagaina 11, 20014 San Sebastián, Spain
Daniel Alonso Aranzadi Ringing Scheme, Aranzadi Sciences Society, Zorroagagaina 11, 20014 San Sebastián, Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26496/bjz.2010.191

Keywords:

bird breeding season, floaters, flight morphology, population structure, Txingudi

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