migratory species
Seasonally relocating wildlife
Migratory species are animals that travel regularly between different regions, typically following seasonal patterns for breeding, feeding, or climate.
Birds, whales, salmon, and monarch butterflies are classic examples.
The term appears often in conservation contexts, since these species cross borders and require international protection: Migratory species face threats along their entire route.
- long-distanceAcross great distances
- birdsEgg-laying flying vertebrates
- arctic ternLong-distance migratory seabird
- intercontinentalSpanning multiple continents
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
nesting grounds · feeding · tern · caribou · humpback whale · terrestrial · stopover · latitudinal · Serengeti · biodiversity · flyway · flight path · wildlife corridor · short-distance · aquatic · navigation · monarch butterfly · spawning
- biodiversityendemism, genetic diversity, biodiversity hotspots, biota, fauna
- international lawinternational law, treaty, treaties, conventions, protocols
- speciescritically endangered, subspecies
- wildlife threatsbiodiversity loss, extinction, habitat loss, poaching, population decline
- animalscat, dog, bird, fish, cow
- ecosystemsrainforest, forest, desert, jungle, ocean