Avian long-distance migration requires refined programming to orchestrate the birds'
movements on annual temporal and continental spatial scales. Programming is particularly …

Seasonal migration is an underappreciated driver of animal diversification. Changes in
migratory behaviour may favour the establishment of sedentary founder populations and …

Migratoriness in birds is evolutionary labile, with many examples of increasing or decreasing
migration distances on the timescale of modern ornithology. In contrast, shifts of migration to …

This review deals with the topics of bird migration research that have seen significant
progress in the recent years. In these fields, earlier views have been significantly re …

Background For many migratory species, inexperienced (naïve) individuals reach remote
non-breeding areas independently using one or more inherited compass headings and …

Background Migratory birds accomplish remarkable feats of long-distance navigation.
Vagrants, few individuals who migrate to incorrect locations, reveal conditions where …

Distinguishing between vagrancy and regular migration has proved to be challenging as
vagrants may, in theory, act as pioneers in the establishment of new migration routes …

Over the course of the last two centuries, Northern Rough‐winged Swallows (Stelgidopteryx
serripennis) have expanded their range across the North American continent but have …

Accelerated biodiversity loss during the Anthropocene has destabilised functional links
within and between ecosystems. Migratory species that cross different ecosystems on their …

We document the first records in French Guiana of eight Old World taxa during the period
2018–24: Common Swift Apus apus, Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola, Eurasian Whimbrel …