La Tour du Valat

Institut de recherche pour la conservation des zones humides méditerranéennes

Titre :	Resightings and recoveries of Canada Geese Branta canadensis ringed in West Greenland
Auteurs :	J. Nyeland Kristiansen, Auteur ; A. D. Fox, Auteur ; N. S. Jarrett, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Wildfowl (50 1999)
Article en page(s) :	199-203
Langues:	Anglais
Résumé :	Canada Geese Branta canadensis have recently established in West Greenland. Until now their origin and migration routes have been unknown. This paper presents resighting and revovery data of Canada Geese caught during two expeditions to West Greenland: 1997 (10 birds) and 1997 (125 birds). Subsequently, a total of 45 individual birds have been reported. Birds were recovered from northern and central Labrador and New Brunswick, Canada during autumn. During winter the birds were recovered and resighted mainly in Connecticut, New York, and Pennsylvania, USA.

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