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Seasonal patterns of occurrence of Palaearctic migrants in southern Africa using atlas data

Year: 1992

Type: article

Abstract: A statistical method, using presence/absence data from monthly fieldcards, to describe the phenology of migration is developed. The method uses the generalized linear model to fit a Fourier series to binomial‐type data giving the proportion of fieldcards reporting a species. A method for estimating mid‐arrival and mid‐departure dates, and residency period is also developed. The methodology is applied to data collected during the ‘Southern African Bird Atlas Project’ for the following species: Willow Warbler Phulloscopus trochilus, Red‐backed Shrike Lanius collurio, European Swallow Hirundo rustica, White Stork Ciconia ciconia, Steppe Buzzard Buteo buteo and European Bee‐eater Merops apiaster.

Source: Ibis

DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919x.1992.tb04739.x

Authors: LESLIE G. UNDERH1LL, ROBERT P. PRYS‐JONES, JAMES A. HARRISON, PETER MARTINEZ

Institutions: University of Cape Town, Natural History Museum, British Trust for Ornithology

Language: English

Topic: Avian ecology and behavior

Subfield: Ecology

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: University of Cape Town

OpenAlex ID: W1997756673

FWCI: 4.217

Cites: 18

Cited by: 35

Related to: 10