Home range and movement of juvenile black-faced spoonbill Platalea minor in South Korea

• Published in: Journal of ecology and environment Vol. 41; no. 1; pp. 1 - 33
• Main Authors: Kang, Jung-Hoon, Kim, In Kyu, Lee, Ki-Sup, Kwon, In-Ki, Lee, Hansoo, Rhim, Shin-Jae
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London The Ecological Society of Korea 28.01.2017; 한국생태학회
• Subjects: Bird migration; Code Division Multiple Access; Cultural heritage; Endangered & extinct species; Global positioning systems; GPS; Habitats; Home range; Intertidal zone; Mud flats; Telemetry; 생물학; South Korea; Taiwan
• ISSN: 2288-1220; 2287-8327; 2288-1220
• DOI: 10.1186/s41610-017-0024-5

This study was conducted to clarify the size of the home range and movement distance of juvenile black-faced spoonbills from post-fledging until fall migration using a Global Positioning System (GPS)-wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA)-based telemetry system along the west coast of South Korea. The home range of juvenile black-faced spoonbills (n = 3) was 45.2 km2 in size and the core area consisted of 8.4 km2 within the Baeksu mudflat, Yeonggwang, South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Mean weekly movement distances were not significantly different (Kruskal–Wallis test, Z = 3.47, P = 0.18) among individuals, ranging from 0.1 to 23.9 km during the study period. The home range and movement of juvenile black-faced spoonbills were related to intertidal areas, especially to their use as feeding areas.