non-migratory
Doesn't travel seasonally
Non-migratory describes animals that remain in one region year-round rather than traveling seasonally to different habitats.
While many bird species fly south for winter, non-migratory species like cardinals and chickadees stay put: The park's non-migratory geese have become a year-round nuisance.
The term applies to any species—birds, fish, mammals—that doesn't undertake regular seasonal movements.
Characterized by much sitting
- year-roundOccurring all seasons
- nativeOriginating from a place
- endemicNative to one area
- indigenousOriginating in a region
territorial · habitat · breeding · nesting · overwintering · local · established · permanent
Restored or immovable
- rootedFirmly established in place
- anchoredFixed securely in position
- stableSecure and unchanging
- settledNo longer in question
immobile · static · unmoving · motionless · steadfast · established · entrenched · localized
Fitting to new conditions
- specializationConcentrated expertise in one field
- nicheRecessed wall space
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- biodiversityRange of life forms
flora · fauna · biome · endemic · survival · conservation · wildlife · genepool
sedentary
Characterized by much sitting
- year-roundOccurring all seasons
- nativeOriginating from a place
- endemicNative to one area
indigenous · territorial · habitat · breeding · nesting · overwintering · local · established · permanent · population
fixed
Restored or immovable
settled · immobile · static · unmoving · motionless · steadfast · established · entrenched · localized · homebound
adaptation
Fitting to new conditions
- specializationConcentrated expertise in one field
- nicheRecessed wall space
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
biodiversity · flora · fauna · biome · endemic · survival · conservation · wildlife · genepool · coexistence
non-migratorymigratory
Regularly moving between regions
migrant · migrating · migrational · globe-trotting · transient