Publications

Population trends and migration routes of the East Asian Bean Goose Anser fabalis middendorffii and A. f. serrirostris

December, 2020
Chang Li, Qingshan Zhao, Diana Solovyeva, Thomas Lameris, Nyambayar Batbayar, Inga Bysykatova-Harmey, Hansoo Li, Vladimir Emelyanov, Sonia B. Rozenfeld, Jinyoung Park, Tetsuo Shimada, Kazuo Koyama, Sachiko Moriguchi, Jianhua Hou, Tseveenmyadag Natsagdorj, Hwajung Kim, Batmunkh Davaasuren, Iderbat Damba, Guanhua Liu, Binhua Hu, Wenbin Xu, Dali Gao, Oleg Goroshko, Alexey Antonov, Olga Prokopenko, Otgonbayar Tsend, Alexander Stepanov, Aleksandr Savchenko, Gleb Danilov, Nikolai Germogenov, Junjian Zhang, Xueqin Deng, Lei Cao, Anthony D. Fox

Our ability to define the population status, migration routes and seasonal distribution of Bean Geese Anser fabalis throughout the annual cycle in East Asia is severely compromised by the presence of two subspecies (Eastern Taiga Bean Goose A. f. middendorffii and Eastern Tundra Bean Goose A. f. ...

Migration routes and conservation status of the Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus in East Asia

The migration routes and migratory patterns of Whooper Swans Cygnus cygnus summering in western Mongolia have not previously been described and the status of East Asian population is currently uncertain. Here we therefore use a combination of satellite tracking data, sightings of colour-marked in...

Flyway connectivity and population status of the Greylag Goose Anser anser in East Asia

European populations of the Greylag Goose Anser anser have been studies for over 50 years, but those in the East Asian flyway are less well known. Here we describe the breeding and wintering distribution of Greylag Geese wintering in China, based on historical and newly-reported telemetry data (f...

Contrasting trends in two East Asian populations of the Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons

East Asian Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons populations are less well defined and monitored than those in Europe and North America. Here, we combine historical and newly-reported telemetry data, wintering waterbirds surveys and expert advice to synthesis and update our knowledge of mov...

Contrasting changes in abundance of Falcated Duck Mareca falcata wintering in the Yangtze River floodplain and on the eastern coast of China

The Falcated Duck Mareca falcata, which is considered Near Threatened by IUCN, winters almost exclusively in East Asia, with greatest numbers occurring in the Yangtze River floodplain and along the coasts of eastern China. Given gaps in knowledge of its distribution and population status, we comb...

Cyclical helping hands seasonal tailwinds differentially affect migrating Oriental Storks (Ciconia boyciana) travel speed

The Oriental Stork (Ciconia boyciana) breeds in southeastern Siberia and parts of northeast China, and winters mainly in southeast China. Although the autumn migration pattern of Oriental Storks has been previously described, differences between spring and autumn migration travel speed in relatio...

Annual migratory patterns of Far East Greylag Geese (Anser anser rubrirostris) revealed by GPS tracking

Twenty Far East Greylag Geese, Anser anser rubrirostris, were captured and fitted with Global Positioning System/Global System for Mobile Communications (GPS/GSM) loggers to identify breeding and wintering areas, migration routes and stopover sites.

Seasonal and diurnal patterns of behaviour and movements of the Canada goose (Branta canadensis) In Christchurch City and Central Canterbury, New Zealand

The growing conflict between wildlife and humans continues as we expand our reach and movements globally. In New Zealand, the Canada goose (Branta canadensis) was introduced last century as a game species but recent increases in their populations present concern for civil and military aviation in...

Does snowmelt constrain spring migration progression in sympatric wintering Arctic nesting geese Results from a Far East Asia telemetry study

Telemetry data from sympatric Eastern Tundra Bean Geese Anser serrirostris captured on their winter quarters in the Yangtze River Floodplain, China, tracked to two discrete breeding areas (the Anadyr Region (AR) at 65°N and Central Russian Arctic (CRA) at 75°N) showed that, despite longer migrati...

Size matters wintering ducks stay longer and use fewer habitats on largest Chinese lakes

Evidence suggests that wintering waterbirds have become conspicuously more concentrated at two largest lakes of the Yangtze River Floodplain, East Dong Ting Lake (Hunan Province, 29°20′N, 113°E) and Poyang Lake (Jiangxi Province, 29°N, 116°20′E), relative to other lakes, despite the establishment...