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- Title
Migration, stopover and moult of the Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus in Ghana, West Africa.
- Authors
HEDENSTRÖM, ANDERS; BENSCH, STAFFAN; HASSELQUIST, DENNIS; LOCKWOOD, MARY; OTTOSSON, ULF
- Abstract
We studied Great Reed Warblers Acrocephalus arundinaceus at two localities in Ghana during the winter. In the north (Tono), the birds arrived from late September and conducted a rapid moult soon after arrival. Towards the end of moult, birds accumulated fat and disappeared from the site. In the south (Tafo), birds arrived from mid-November in fresh plumage. This seemed to be the final wintering area as birds stayed there during the winter. In March-April they again accumulated fat, although only small amounts, before spring migration back to breeding areas.
- Publication
Ibis, 1993, Vol 135, Issue 2, p177
- ISSN
0019-1019
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1474-919X.1993.tb02829.x