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Population structure, morphometrics, moult, migration, and wintering of the Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis )

  • Publication Type

    Journal Article

  • Publication Year

    1997

  • Author(s)

    S. Davies

  • Journal Name

    Notornis

  • Volume, Issue

    44, 1

  • Pagination

    1-14

  • Article Type

    paper

Keywords

morphometrics; moult; population; wintering; Wrybill


Population structure, morphometrics, moult, migration, and wintering of the Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis )

Notornis, 44 (1), 1-14

S. Davies (1997)

Article Type: paper

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Between 1987 and 1996, 2,383 Wrybills (Anarhynchus frontalis) were banded on their wintering grounds at two locations near Auckland; 690 of these were recaptured on 830 occasions. Birds started to arrive at their wintering grounds in December; and stayed at the more northern location until April, when they moved to wintering sites further south. First year birds comprised