migratory

Example Sentences

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This region shelters not only migratory songbirds but also jaguars, tapirs, and scarlet macaws.

From Science Daily

Biologists and hunters reported thin and malnourished birds along the crucial north-south migratory route.

From Los Angeles Times

Scientists had plenty of theories when migratory sparrows, flycatchers, blackbirds, swallows, warblers and other birds in the southwestern United States turned up dead or dying in August and September of 2020.

From Salon

Salt Lake City’s namesake is evaporating, and with it a resource crucial to the West’s economy, weather and health — not to mention millions of migratory birds.

From Los Angeles Times

Proponents expect dam removal to help resuscitate a beleaguered river where dams have blocked migratory fish and warm reservoir waters have spurred toxic algae growth and fed deadly fish parasites.

From Salon