Timing of Song Thrush Turdus philomelos on pre-nuptial migration in southern Italy

• Published in: Ornis hungarica Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 109 - 119
• Main Authors: Scebba, Sergio, Castillo, Maria Oliveri Del
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Budapest De Gruyter Open 27.06.2017; De Gruyter Poland
• Subjects: Bird migration; body mass; fat deposition; Song Thrush Turdus philomelos; spring migration; timing

We studied the presence and movements of Song Thrush along the southern Tyrrhenian coast line in the region of Campania, from 2013 to 2016, in order to establish the timing of northward migration. We captured and ringed 150 birds with standardised mist-netting. There was little evidence of migration...