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Selection and Use of Habitat of Wintering Migrants

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The objectives of this chapter are to discuss which habitats migrants choose for the winter quarters, and how they use these habitats. This discussion will focus on small migrant land birds that move from high to tropical latitudes. Therefore, the term “migrants” refers to north temperate species that winter at tropical and subtropical latitudes, and the term “residents” will refer to local, tropical, resident species.

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Leisler, B. (1990). Selection and Use of Habitat of Wintering Migrants. In: Gwinner, E. (eds) Bird Migration. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74542-3_11

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