migration route
Seasonal movement path
A migration route is the path regularly traveled by animals moving between seasonal habitats—birds flying south for winter, whales swimming to breeding grounds, wildebeest crossing the Serengeti.
These routes often follow the same corridors for generations: The monarch butterfly migration route spans thousands of miles.
The term extends to human movement patterns, historical or contemporary: ancient migration routes across the Bering land bridge.
- flywayEstablished bird migration path
- flight pathPlanned aerial trajectory
- corridorEnclosed connecting walkway
- pathwayDesignated route for travel
- birdsEgg-laying flying vertebrates
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- ecologyhabitat, ecosystem, balance, niche, food webs
- migrationimmigrants, refugees, refugee, asylum seekers, displaced persons
- African Safarielephant, elephants, lions, zebras, zebra
- natural areasnature reserve, nature reserves, wilderness areas, wetland, wildlife refuge
- routesroad, path, highway, freeway, trail
- savannasavanna, grassland, acacia, African savannah, baobab tree
migration routepermanent residence
Fixed long-term dwelling
home range · sedentary lifestyle · nesting ground · native habitat · breeding ground
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