Migration and wintering of small Turdinae in the Iberian Peninsula. IV. Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros).

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Published:

Volume 39(1), June 1992. Pages 49-54.

Language:

Spanish

Original title:

Migración e invernada de pequeños turdinos en la Península Ibérica. IV. Colirrojo Tizón (Phoenicurus ochruros)

Keywords:

Iberian Peninsula, migration, Phoenicurus ochruros, recoveries, wintering.

Abstract:

The Iberian recoveries of the Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros ringed in the rest of Europe originate mostly from Central Europe, and are concentrated in the southern and eastern edges of Iberia. Many birds are recovered in the Balearic Islands, mainly as winterers. The postnuptial migration begins in September, most migrants passing fastly between mid-October and mid-November. Black Redstarts from occidental populations (Belgium, the Netherlands, western France and northern Germany) enter in similar proportions through the east and west of the Pyrenees, but those from oriental populations (Switzerland, eastern France and central and southern Germany) are mainly recovered at the east of Iberia. Birds of the occidental populations show an earlier autumn passage than those belonging to the central-eastern populations. Young birds are decreasingly recovered from November forward whereas the recoveries of adult birds are roughly constant throughout the winter. This suggests that youngs keep passage towards northwestern Africa where a majority of recoveries, mainly involving young birds, is recorded in December, one month later than in Iberia.