The northern black swift: Migration path and wintering area revealed

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-8

  Beason, Jason P ^a   Gunn, Carolyn ^b   Potter, Kim M ^c   Sparks, Robert A ^a   Fox, James W ^d,e  

^a Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory   (United States)

^b Rifle Ranger District ^*  (United States)

^c White River National Forest   (United States)

^d BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^e Migrate Technology Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BREEDING SITE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MIGRATION ROUTE; MIGRATORY SPECIES; NEOTROPIC ECOZONE; OVERWINTERING;

BOX CANYON; BRAZIL; COLORADO; UNITED STATES;

AVES; CYPSELOIDES; CYPSELOIDES NIGER BOREALIS;

EID: 84858129709     PISSN: 15594491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/11-146.1     Document Type: Article

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