flyways
Birds' seasonal paths
Flyways are established routes that migratory birds follow seasonally between breeding and wintering grounds.
These aerial corridors span continents, funneling millions of birds along paths shaped by geography, food sources, and weather patterns: The Pacific Flyway stretches from Alaska to Patagonia.
Conservation efforts often focus on protecting wetlands and stopover sites along major flyways.
Movement to new territory
- corridorsEnclosed building passages
- routesPaths for travel
- pathwaysRoutes for walking
- waterfowlSwimming birds collectively
shorebirds · songbirds · raptors · stopover · breeding · wintering · nesting · wetlands
Finest taxonomic rank
- waterfowlSwimming birds collectively
- shorebirdsCoastal avian foragers
- songbirdsPerching birds with musical calls
- raptorsCarnivorous birds of prey
waders · geese · ducks · cranes · storks · terns · plovers · warblers
At risk of extinction
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
- protectedKept from harm
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
wildlife · habitat · wetlands · sanctuaries · reserves · monitoring · banding · tracking
migration
Movement to new territory
waterfowl · shorebirds · songbirds · raptors · stopover · breeding · wintering · nesting · wetlands · sanctuaries
species
Finest taxonomic rank
- waterfowlSwimming birds collectively
- shorebirdsCoastal avian foragers
- songbirdsPerching birds with musical calls
raptors · waders · geese · ducks · cranes · storks · terns · plovers · warblers · thrushes
endangered
At risk of extinction
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
- protectedKept from harm
- biodiversityRange of life forms
ecosystem · wildlife · habitat · wetlands · sanctuaries · reserves · monitoring · banding · tracking · population
routes
Paths for travel
- corridorsEnclosed building passages
- pathwaysRoutes for walking
- landmarksDistinctive, recognizable locations
magnetic · celestial · instinct · orientation · GPS · tracking · transmitters · radar · altitude · trajectory
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
- migrationmigration, immigrants, refugees, immigration, emigration
- bird habitatsnest, birdhouse, aviary, roost, nesting box
- wildlife habitatswildlife refuge, breeding grounds, nesting sites, forests, game reserve
- bird ecologybird habitats, bird migration, nesting, breeding, bird conservation
- ornithologyornithology, ornithologist, birding, bird watching, bird species