Cognition, defined as the processes concerned with the acquisition, retention and use of
information, underlies animals' abilities to navigate their local surroundings, embark on long …

Massive bird migration across continents and seas is one of the most spectacular
phenomena in nature, involving billions of birds annually. In the autumn, most birds on …

Large bodies of water represent major obstacles for the migration of soaring birds because
thermal updrafts are absent or weak over water. Soaring birds are known to time their water …

Being an obligate parasite, juvenile common cuckoos Cuculus canorus are thought to reach
their African wintering grounds from Palearctic breeding grounds without guidance from …

We tagged two juvenile short‐toed eagles in southern Italian peninsula with GPS satellite
transmitters. According to previous visual observations, two different migratory routes for …

Abstract Background For most Afro-Palearctic migrants, particularly small songbirds,
spatiotemporal migration schedules and migratory connectivity remain poorly understood …

Surprisingly little is known about the migration and stopover biology of Ruby-throated
Hummingbirds (Archilochus colubris), and even less is known about their sex-or age …

The short-toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus) uses mostly soaring flight over land during
migration to avoid long sea crossings. In particular, birds breeding in central Italy cross the …

Migration counts can offer a cost‐effective method for monitoring the state of migrant raptor
populations. However, differential migration strategies between inexperienced juveniles and …

Since the 1990s, Common Cranes migrating in autumn through Italy have increased
significantly both in number and in flock size. In the present study we provided a countrywide …