Migratory Birds Flashcards
Name 6 palearctic migrant bird species
Amur Falcon, Steppe Eagle, Lesser Spotted Eagle, Red-Backed Shrike, Lesser Grey Shrike, European Nightjar
Name 4 intra-african migrant bird species
Woodland Kingfisher, Wahlberg’s Eagle, Carmine Bee-eater, Rufous Cheeked Nightjar
Name 3 local migrant bird species
African Stonechat, Malachite Sunbird, Southern Pochard
Where does the Woodland Kingfisher over winter?
Equatorial African forests, Sudan, Lake Victoria
Where does the Wahlberg’s Eagle over winter?
Central/tropical Africa
Where does the European Roller over winter?
Africa and India
Where does the Carmine Bee-Eater over winter?
South Africa, equatorial Africa
Where does the European Bee-Eater over winter?
Tropical and Southern Africa
Where does the Diderick Cuckoo over winter?
Tropical Africa
Where does the Lesser Spotted Eagle over winter?
Africa
Where does the Barn Swallow over winter?
Africa, s Asia, Australasia and S America
Where does the Red-backed Shrike over winter?
Southern Africa
Where does the Wood Sandpiper over winter?
S Asia, Australia and s Africa
Where does the White Stork over winter?
Africa S of Sahara
Where does the Steppe Eagle over winter?
S Asia and Africa
Where does the Woodland Kingfisher breed?
Southern Africa
Where does the Wahlberg’s Eagle breed?
Southern Africa
Where does the European Roller breed?
Europe, Middle East, w Asia
Where does the Carmine Bee-Eater breed?
Zimbabwe and areas of Botswana
Where does the European Bee-Eater breed?
Southern Europe
Where does the Diderick Cuckoo breed?
Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Where does the Lesser Spotted Eagle breed?
E Europe, Russia and India
Where does the Barn Swallow breed?
N Africa, Europe, n Asia, N America
Where does the Red-backed Shrike breed?
Mainly Europe
Where does the Wood Sandpiper breed?
N Europe, Asia
Where does the White Stork breed?
Eurasia, NW Africa and rarely South Africa
Where does the Steppe Eagle breed?
E Europe (Russian steppes)
What is the Zoogeographic region for N. America, Greenland & the Arctic?
Nearctic
What is the Zoogeographic region for Eurasia, N. Africa (including the Sahara)?
Palaearctic
What is the Zoogeographic region for the combination of Nearctic and Palaearctic (similar regional fauna and flora)?
Holarctic
What is the Zoogeographic region for Africa, south of the Sahara, Southern Arabia, Madagascar and associated Indian Ocean island archipelagos.?
Afrotropical
What regions does Nearctic include?
N. America, Greenland, Arctic
What regions does Palearctic include?
Eurasia, N. Africa (including the Sahara)
What regions does Holarctic include?
The combination of Nearctic and Palaearctic (similar regional fauna and flora)
What regions does Afrotropical include?
Africa, south of the Sahara, Southern Arabia, Madagascar and associated Indian Ocean island archipelagos.
