Migration Route
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<speciesfyi-glossary slug="migration-route"></speciesfyi-glossary>Definition
The specific path followed by migratory birds between their breeding and wintering grounds.
Detailed Explanation
Migration routes are partly innate — hand-raised birds with no experience of their route will orient in the correct direction at migration time. Routes are refined by experience and may be culturally transmitted, explaining why some populations follow traditional flyways even when more direct routes exist. Satellite tracking has revealed extraordinary journeys: bar-tailed godwits fly 11,000 km nonstop from Alaska to New Zealand, the longest known non-stop migratory flight.