Palearctic–African migratory route

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The Palearctic–African migratory route is a major bird migration corridor linking breeding grounds in Europe and northern Asia with wintering areas in Africa.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bird migration flyway
migration corridor
associatedWithHabitat coastal zones
oases
river valleys
wetlands
connectsBreedingAreasIn Europe
northern Asia
connectsWinteringAreasIn Africa
conservationConcern climate change impacts
habitat loss
illegal bird killing
continentLinked Africa
Asia
Europe
crossesDesert Sahara Desert
crossesSea Mediterranean Sea
hasKeyBottleneck Bosporus
Gibraltar Strait
linked to: Strait of Gibraltar

Suez region
hasKeyStopoverRegion Mediterranean Basin
Sahel zone
linked to: Sahel
hemisphere Eastern Hemisphere
importantFor maintenance of Afro-Palearctic bird populations
population connectivity of Palearctic migrants
majorSegmentIncludes Black Sea–Mediterranean flyway
East Africa–West Asia flyway
East Atlantic flyway
migrationType intercontinental migration
long-distance migration
monitoredBy bird ringing schemes
satellite tracking
passesThrough East Africa
Middle East
Red Sea region
linked to: Red Sea coast

Sahel
West Africa
recognizedBy conservation organizations
ornithologists
regionLinked Afrotropics
linked to: Afrotropical

Palearctic
linked to: Palearctic realm
seasonalDirection northward in spring
southward in autumn
usedBy long-distance migratory passerines
migratory birds
raptors
waders
waterfowl

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Lake Ichkeul locatedOnFlyway Palearctic–African migratory route
Lake Atanasovsko isOn Via Pontica bird migration route
linked to: Palearctic–African migratory route