Black brant from Alaska staging and wintering in Japan
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Abstract
Black brant (Branta bernicla nigricans) nest in colonies in arctic Canada, Alaska, and Russia (Derksen and Ward 1993, Sedinger et al. 1993). Virtually the entire population stages in fall at Izembek Lagoon near the tip of the Alaska Peninsula (Bellrose 1976) before southward migration (Dau 1992) to winter habitats in British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, California, and Baja California (Subcommittee on Black Brant 1992). A small number of black brant winter in Japan, Korea, and China (Owen 1980). In Japan 3,000–5,000 brant of unknown origin stop over in fall, and a declining population (<1,000) of birds winter here, primarily in the northern islands (Brazil 1991, Miyabayashi et al. 1994). Here, we report sightings of brant in Japan that were marked in Alaska and propose a migration route based on historical and recent observations and weather patterns.
Suggested Citation
Derksen, D.V., Bollinger, K., Ward, D.H., Sedinger, J., and Miyabayashi, Y., 1996, Black brant from Alaska staging and wintering in Japan: The Condor, v. 98, p. 653-657, https://doi.org/10.2307/1369583.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Black brant from Alaska staging and wintering in Japan |
| Series title | The Condor |
| DOI | 10.2307/1369583 |
| Volume | 98 |
| Year Published | 1996 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | University of California Press |
| Publisher location | Berkeley, CA |
| Contributing office(s) | Alaska Biological Science Center |
| Description | 5 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | The Condor |
| First page | 653 |
| Last page | 657 |
| Country | United States;Japan |
| State | Alaska |