Migratory birds' stunning precision in flight revealed by new data loggers

Phys.org12/11/2025 • Last cited 12/14/2025

Summary

Researchers at Lund University have utilized new data loggers to track the migratory patterns of red-backed shrikes, revealing that these birds possess a more complex genetic migration program than previously understood. The findings, published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, highlight the birds' remarkable precision in their long-distance flights to Africa.

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