Mate Guarding by Curlew Sandpipers (Calidris Ferruginea) during Spring Migration in North Siberia

  • Frodin, Peter
  • Haas, Fredrik
  • Lindström, Åke
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Publication date
January 1994
Publisher
The Arctic Institute of North America
Language
English

Abstract

It is poorly known whether arctic-breeding shorebirds form pairs before or after arrival at the breeding site. We describe the display and mate-guarding of curlew sandpipers Calidris ferruginea at at stopover site in high arctic Siberia, suggesting that in this species pairs may be formed before the birds reach their final nesting localities.Key words: shorebirds, mate guarding, migration, curlew sandpiper, Calidris ferrugineu, SiberiaOn ne sait pas très bien si les oiseaux de rivage qui nichent dans l'Arctique forment des couples avant où après leur arrivée sur l'aire de reproduction. On décrit le comportement de cour et de garde du partenaire chez le bécasseau cocorli (Calidris ferruginea) &agrave...

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