Bird migrations: 10,000km connecting Europe and Africa

Thought the hummingbird migration was neat? Check out the bird migrations between Europe, Africa and Asia.

A European honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus) outfitted with a GPS tracker traveled from Reitz, South Africa to Finland. The buzzards traveled 10,000 km in 42 days!

Source: https://twistedsifter.com/2021/10/bird-travels-10000-km-in-42-days-mapped/

Many birds fly long distances as captured here

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/geography/comments/1bzsa89/migration_routes_of_different_birds_to_and_from/#lightbox

And here you can watch the movements over the year!

Source: https://bbecquet.net/articles/2022/05/bird-tracking-map/

In North America, birds also migrate along specific migration routes.

Source: Screenshot of the interactive map by https://explorer.audubon.org/home?layersPanel=collapse

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Source:

Audubon: Interactive bird maps. https://explorer.audubon.org/home?layersPanel=collapse

Becquet, B. An interactive map of bird migration https://bbecquet.net/articles/2022/05/bird-tracking-map/

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