Migratory Birds Flashcards

1
Q

Name 6 palearctic migrant bird species

A

Amur Falcon, Steppe Eagle, Lesser Spotted Eagle, Red-Backed Shrike, Lesser Grey Shrike, European Nightjar

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Name 4 intra-african migrant bird species

A

Woodland Kingfisher, Wahlberg’s Eagle, Carmine Bee-eater, Rufous Cheeked Nightjar

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Name 3 local migrant bird species

A

African Stonechat, Malachite Sunbird, Southern Pochard

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Where does the Woodland Kingfisher over winter?

A

Equatorial African forests, Sudan, Lake Victoria

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Where does the Wahlberg’s Eagle over winter?

A

Central/tropical Africa

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Where does the European Roller over winter?

A

Africa and India

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Where does the Carmine Bee-Eater over winter?

A

South Africa, equatorial Africa

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Where does the European Bee-Eater over winter?

A

Tropical and Southern Africa

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Where does the Diderick Cuckoo over winter?

A

Tropical Africa

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Where does the Lesser Spotted Eagle over winter?

A

Africa

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Where does the Barn Swallow over winter?

A

Africa, s Asia, Australasia and S America

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Where does the Red-backed Shrike over winter?

A

Southern Africa

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Where does the Wood Sandpiper over winter?

A

S Asia, Australia and s Africa

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Where does the White Stork over winter?

A

Africa S of Sahara

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Where does the Steppe Eagle over winter?

A

S Asia and Africa

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Where does the Woodland Kingfisher breed?

A

Southern Africa

17
Q

Where does the Wahlberg’s Eagle breed?

A

Southern Africa

18
Q

Where does the European Roller breed?

A

Europe, Middle East, w Asia

19
Q

Where does the Carmine Bee-Eater breed?

A

Zimbabwe and areas of Botswana

20
Q

Where does the European Bee-Eater breed?

A

Southern Europe

21
Q

Where does the Diderick Cuckoo breed?

A

Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

22
Q

Where does the Lesser Spotted Eagle breed?

A

E Europe, Russia and India

23
Q

Where does the Barn Swallow breed?

A

N Africa, Europe, n Asia, N America

24
Q

Where does the Red-backed Shrike breed?

A

Mainly Europe

25
Q

Where does the Wood Sandpiper breed?

A

N Europe, Asia

26
Q

Where does the White Stork breed?

A

Eurasia, NW Africa and rarely South Africa

27
Q

Where does the Steppe Eagle breed?

A

E Europe (Russian steppes)

28
Q

What is the Zoogeographic region for N. America, Greenland & the Arctic?

A

Nearctic

29
Q

What is the Zoogeographic region for Eurasia, N. Africa (including the Sahara)?

A

Palaearctic

30
Q

What is the Zoogeographic region for the combination of Nearctic and Palaearctic (similar regional fauna and flora)?

A

Holarctic

31
Q

What is the Zoogeographic region for Africa, south of the Sahara, Southern Arabia, Madagascar and associated Indian Ocean island archipelagos.?

A

Afrotropical

32
Q

What regions does Nearctic include?

A

N. America, Greenland, Arctic

33
Q

What regions does Palearctic include?

A

Eurasia, N. Africa (including the Sahara)

34
Q

What regions does Holarctic include?

A

The combination of Nearctic and Palaearctic (similar regional fauna and flora)

35
Q

What regions does Afrotropical include?

A

Africa, south of the Sahara, Southern Arabia, Madagascar and associated Indian Ocean island archipelagos.