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Elevational distribution (m above sea level) of Snow Bunting observations in Italy, 2010-2022. Example photographs feature the northern Adriatic coast (left) and Lessinia plateau (right), the sites from which most of the observations came.
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The non-breeding distribution and ecology of many migratory songbirds are often poorly studied, but very relevant for their conservation in a changing climate. The Snow Bunting is the most northerly breeding passerine worldwide, and winters in temperate/temperate-cold areas. Char-acterised by specialisation for cold climate and strong migratory con...
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... elevation pattern of Snow Bunting observations showed a bimodal distribution of the species' records. Snow Buntings indeed occurred mostly at the sea level and in middle-elevation mountains, with a peak around 1500 m asl, and the maximum elevation reaching 1967 m (Fig. 2). 230 records were below 100 m, and 192 between 1250 and 2000 m: only less than 10% of all records fell between 100 and 1250 m asl. Such a pattern was found for all records and for wintering and migration periods separately (Fig. ...
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... level and in middle-elevation mountains, with a peak around 1500 m asl, and the maximum elevation reaching 1967 m (Fig. 2). 230 records were below 100 m, and 192 between 1250 and 2000 m: only less than 10% of all records fell between 100 and 1250 m asl. Such a pattern was found for all records and for wintering and migration periods separately (Fig. ...
