Intra-African migration: a look at the Woodland Kingfisher
Intra-African migration: a look at the Woodland Kingfisher
Less is known about intra-continental migration in comparison to animal movements between continents. Addressing this knowledge gap is important in improving the effectiveness of conservation efforts, especially in linking transboundary initiatives. Since 2015, the Fitzpatrick Institute of African Ornithology, in collaboration with other research institutes, initiated a broad-scale research project across western, eastern and southern Africa to study migratory movements, timings and patterns of intra-African migrant species like the Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis. The research approach adopted is largely collaborative and comprises a multitude of techniques: ringing (or banding for American birders) and biometrics, stable isotopes, telemetry, mitochondrial and nuclear DNA analyses, bioacoustic analyses and the use of citizen science data. This talk gives an overview of these methods, highlights some of the results and how these have expanded our thinking.
Organizer
Dr Dayo Osinubi is an avian behavioural ecologist who enjoys exploring the “how” and “why” questions in nature. He started his career in Nigeria and considers himself fortunate to continue travelling the world learning about birds. His academic background includes a postdoc at the Fitzpatrick Institute of African Ornithology in Cape Town, South Africa; a PhD from the School of Biological Sciences in Christchurch, New Zealand; a MSc from the AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute in Jos, Nigeria. He has worked in various capacities of conservation research, management and policy with BirdLife International, Nigerian Conservation Foundation, Royal Society for the Conservation of Birds, Fauna and Floral International, UN Convention on Migratory Species, and also enjoys time on cruise ships as an expedition lecturer. He currently lives far away from the tropical warmth of his African birth, up in Canada’s Yukon Territory.
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