Migration, stopover and moult of the great reed warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus in Ghana, West Africa
(1993) In Ibis 135(2). p.177-180- Abstract
- We studied Great Reed Warblers Acrocephalus arundinaceus at two localities in Ghana during the winter. In the north (Tono), the birds arrived from late September and conducted a rapid moult soon after arrival. Towards the end of moult, birds accumulated fat and disappeared from the site. In the south (Tafo), birds arrived from mid-November in fresh plumage. This seemed to be the final wintering area as birds stayed there during the winter. In March-April they again accumulated fat, although only small amounts, before spring migration back to breeding areas.
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- author
- Hedenström, Anders LU ; Bensch, Staffan LU ; Hasselquist, Dennis LU ; Lockwood, M. and Ottosson, Ulf LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 1993
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- song
- in
- Ibis
- volume
- 135
- issue
- 2
- pages
- 177 - 180
- publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85005608818
- ISSN
- 0019-1019
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1474-919X.1993.tb02829.x
- project
- Long-term study of great reed warblers
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 795e6bbe-f483-4580-80b8-d94a1fca4391 (old id 1747660)
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- 2016-04-01 12:00:35
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