| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 1992 |
| Authors: | UNDERH1LL, LESLIEG, PRYS-JONES, ROBERTP, HARRISON, JAMESA, MARTINEZ, PETER |
| Journal: | Ibis |
| Volume: | 134 |
| Date Published: | 1992 |
| ISBN Number: | 1474-919X |
| Keywords: | Accipitridae, Africa, Buteo, Buteo buteo, Ciconia, Ciconia ciconia, Ciconiidae, Collurio, Hirundinidae, Hirundo, Hirundo rustica, Laniidae, Lanius, Lanius collurio, Meropidae, Merops, Merops apiaster, Phylloscopus, Phylloscopus trochilus, southern Africa, Trochilus |
| 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. |
| URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.1992.tb04739.x |
| Short Title: | Ibis |
Taxonomic name:
Accipitridae (Birds), Buteo (Birds), Buteo buteo (Birds), Ciconia (Birds), Ciconia ciconia (Birds), Ciconiidae (Birds), Hirundinidae (Birds), Hirundo (Birds), Hirundo rustica (Birds), Hirundo rustica (Birds), Laniidae (Birds), Lanius (Birds), Lanius collurio (Birds), Lanius Collurio (Birds), Meropidae (Birds), Merops (Birds), Merops apiaster (Birds), Merops Apiaster (Birds), Phylloscopus (Birds), Phylloscopus trochilus (Birds)