Wintering location and moult patterns of juvenile Common Chiffchaffs Phylloscopus collybita

Pagani-Núñez, Emilio; Fregenal, Javier; Hernández-Gómez, Sergio; Domínguez-Santaella, Miguel

Abstract

The pattern of moult of juvenile Common Chiffchaffs Phylloscopus collybita wintering in two distant localities of the Iberian Peninsula, Málaga (south) and Barcelona (north) differed. Individuals wintering in the northern locality moulted more contour than flight feathers, and vice versa, while sexes did not differ; individuals moulting more contour feathers arrived later and individuals moulting more flight feathers arrived earlier. Taken together, our results suggest that the pattern of moult of juvenile Common Chiffchaffs may depend on the location to which they migrate, in addition to the geographic origin and the time of breeding.

Citation

Pagani-Núñez, E., Fregenal, J., Hernández-Gómez, S., & Domínguez-Santaella, M. (2014). Wintering location and moult patterns of juvenile Common Chiffchaffs Phylloscopus collybita. Bird Study, 61(2), 270-276. https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2014.907237

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Mar 17, 2014
• Online Publication Date: Apr 29, 2014
• Publication Date: 2014
• Deposit Date: Nov 2, 2022
• Journal: Bird study
• Print ISSN: 0006-3657
• Publisher: British Trust for Ornithology
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 61
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 270-276
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2014.907237
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2946754