The state of migratory landbirds in the East Asian Flyway: Distributions, threats, and conservation needs

DL Yong, W Heim, SU Chowdhury, CY Choi… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
With nearly 400 migratory landbird species, the East Asian Flyway is the most diverse of the
world's flyways. This diversity is a consequence of the varied ecological niches provided by …

Deforestation within breeding ranges may still drive population trends of migratory forest birds in the East Asian Flyway

JCJ Ko, AY Chang, RS Lin, PF Lee - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract The East Asian Flyway (EAF) is the most species diverse of global flyways, with
deforestation in its migratory landbird's non-breeding range suspected to be the main driver …

[HTML][HTML] Using geolocator tracking data and ringing archives to validate citizen-science based seasonal predictions of bird distribution in a data-poor region

W Heim, RJ Heim, I Beermann, OA Burkovskiy… - Global Ecology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Unstructured citizen-science data are increasingly used for analysing the abundance and
distribution of species. Here we test the usefulness of such data to predict the seasonal …

Prospects for monitoring bird migration along the East Asian‐Australasian Flyway using weather radar

X Shi, C Hu, J Soderholm, J Chapman… - Remote Sensing in …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Each year, billions of birds migrate across the globe, and interpretation of weather radar
signals is increasingly being used to document the spatial and temporal migration patterns …

Weather conditions affect spring and autumn migration of Siberian leaf warblers

L Bozó, T Csörgő, W Heim - Avian Research, 2018 - Springer
Background Weather effects on bird migration are well-studied among Passerines moving
from Europe to Africa or within the American flyway systems. However, little is known about …

[HTML][HTML] Sco** recreational disturbance of shorebirds to inform the agenda for research and management in Tropical Asia

S Marasinghe, GD Simpson, D Newsome… - Tropical Life Sciences …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In addition to sco** the impacts of the four most reported sources of recreational
disturbance on shorebirds, this study also advances the concept of Tropical Asia (TA) to …

[HTML][HTML] Differences in migration phenology of warblers at two stopover sites in eastern Russia suggest a longitudinal migration pattern

L Bozó, Y Anisimov, W Heim - Avian Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Long-distance migratory birds often face major geographical barriers on their journey. While
some species are able to cross them, others use longer routes to avoid such barriers. Little is …

Light-level geolocation reveals unexpected migration route from Russia to the Philippines of a Blue-and-white-Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana

W Heim, A Antonov, I Beermann, S Lisovski… - Ornithological …, 2022 - jstage.jst.go.jp
East Asian songbirds are known to migrate along two major corridors: from mainland
Eurasia via China to South-East Asia, and from Japan and easternmost Russia through …

Cross the sea where it is narrowest: migrations of Pacific Swifts (Apus pacificus) between Sakhalin (Russia) and Australia

P Ktitorov, W Heim, O Kulikova, L Gibson - Journal of Ornithology, 2022 - Springer
Very few land bird species in the East Asian-Australasian Flyway regularly winter in
Australia. One such species is the Pacific Swift Apus pacificus. Using light-level geolocators …

From Siberia to Indonesia: tracking the migration of the Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis

W Heim, O Bourski, K Shchemeleva, AP Tøttrup… - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Little is known regarding the migration routes of Siberian songbird populations. Here we
provide the first geolocator tracking data for an Arctic Warbler breeding in Central Siberia …