Central Flyway
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The Central Flyway is a major North American migratory bird route that runs roughly down the continent’s interior, used by millions of waterfowl, shorebirds, and other species traveling between their breeding and wintering grounds.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Central Flyway canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
North American flyway
ⓘ
bird migration flyway ⓘ |
| associatedWithHabitat |
coastal lagoons
ⓘ
prairies ⓘ river valleys ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| connectsBreedingGrounds |
Arctic regions
ⓘ
northern North America ⓘ |
| connectsWinteringGrounds |
Central America
ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ South America ⓘ Southern United States ⓘ
surface form:
southern United States
|
| conservationIssues |
climate change impacts on migration
ⓘ
habitat fragmentation ⓘ wetland loss ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| governedBy | Central Flyway Council ⓘ |
| importantFor |
shorebird conservation
ⓘ
waterfowl conservation ⓘ wetland conservation planning ⓘ |
| managementInvolves |
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
ⓘ
provincial wildlife agencies ⓘ state wildlife agencies ⓘ |
| migrationDirection | north–south ⓘ |
| passesThroughCountry |
Canada
ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| passesThroughRegion |
Great Plains
ⓘ
Mississippi River basin ⓘ Prairie Pothole Region ⓘ |
| runsThroughRegion | interior of North America ⓘ |
| supportsMigrationOf |
cranes
ⓘ
ducks ⓘ falcons ⓘ geese ⓘ gulls ⓘ hawks ⓘ plovers ⓘ sandpipers ⓘ swans ⓘ terns ⓘ warblers ⓘ |
| usedBy |
migratory birds
ⓘ
raptors ⓘ shorebirds ⓘ songbirds ⓘ waterfowl ⓘ |
| usedDuringSeason |
fall migration
ⓘ
spring migration ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.