Northward Migration Route of one White-Eared Night Heron (Gorsachius magnificus) Revealed by GPS/GSM Tracking

IF 0.7 4区生物学 Q3 ORNITHOLOGY

Waterbirds Pub Date : 2023-09-18 DOI:10.1675/063.045.0414

Ru Jia, Dongping Liu, Jian Li, Zengyang Luo, Jianwei Duan, Yong Li, Guoxiang Yang, Guogang Zhang

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Abstract

The White-eared Night Heron (Gorsachius magnificus) is a poorly known species. Little ecological research has been conducted on this species, and its migration route in particular is poorly understood. Clarification of the migratory routes of this species can enhance our understanding of its distribution and aid its conservation. Here, we identified the wintering and summering sites and characterized the migration route of one White-eared Night Heron by GPS/GSM tracking. Our results indicated that the Nanting River on the China–Myanmar border is the wintering site for this individual, and the Shizhuang River in Nanzhang, Hubei Province, China is the summering site. The heron migrated along the mountains and rested near rivers and reservoirs. This study is the first to reveal the migration route of the White-eared Night Heron. Our findings suggest that this species in Yunnan, Hubei, and Guizhou Provinces is not a resident bird. Generally, these data will aid the conservation of this species, including the development of action plans and the establishment of local nature reserves along its migration route and at wintering, summering, and stopover sites.

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GPS/GSM追踪法揭示一只白耳夜鹭的北迁路线

白耳夜鹭(Gorsachius magnificus)是一个鲜为人知的物种。对这一物种的生态学研究很少，尤其是对其迁徙路线的了解很少。阐明该物种的迁徙路线有助于增进我们对其分布的认识，并有助于其保护。本文利用GPS/GSM跟踪技术，确定了白耳夜鹭的越冬和夏候地，并对白耳夜鹭的迁徙路线进行了分析。结果表明，中缅边境南亭河为其越冬地，湖北南漳石庄河为其避暑地。苍鹭沿着山脉迁徙，在河流和水库附近休息。这项研究首次揭示了白耳夜鹭的迁徙路线。结果表明，该鸟在云南、湖北、贵州等地并非留鸟。一般来说，这些数据将有助于该物种的保护，包括制定行动计划，并在其迁徙路线和越冬、夏季和中途停留地建立当地自然保护区。

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Waterbirds 生物-鸟类学

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1.30

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6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Waterbirds is an international scientific journal of the Waterbird Society. The journal is published four times a year (March, June, September and December) and specializes in the biology, abundance, ecology, management and conservation of all waterbird species living in marine, estuarine and freshwater habitats. Waterbirds welcomes submission of scientific articles and notes containing the results of original studies worldwide, unsolicited critical commentary and reviews of appropriate topics.