Migration Route (Noun)
Meaning
The geographic route along which birds customarily migrate.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- Researchers tracked the migration route of the monarch butterfly across North America to identify key habitat areas for conservation.
- Each year, thousands of starlings follow a similar migration route between Europe and Africa, stopping to forage for food along the way.
- Scientists have identified a critical stopover point along the migration route of the Amur falcon, a species threatened by habitat loss and hunting.
- Wildlife enthusiasts flock to specific points along the migration route of the sandhill crane to witness the spectacle of thousands of birds taking flight.
- Ornithologists have mapped the ancient migration route of the Arctic tern, a species that travels an average of 44,000 miles each year.