Tracking arctic tern Sterna paradisaea between breeding sites in the northern arctic and temperate regions and survival/molt areas in the Antarctic pack‐ice zone. (2008-2015)

The arctic tern Sterna paradisaea completes the longest known annual return migration on Earth, traveling between breeding sites in the northern arctic and temperate regions and survival/molt areas in the Antarctic pack‐ice zone. Light‐level geolocators were used to record 12 annual journeys by eight individuals of arctic terns breeding in the Baltic Sea. Data accessed from the Dryad repository cited in the Alerstam et al. paper on 2022-09-12.

Citation: Alerstam T, Bäckman J, Grönroos J, Olofsson P, Strandberg R. Hypotheses and tracking results about the longest migration: The case of the arctic tern. Ecol Evol. 2019;9:9511–9531. https ://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5459

Published: October 13, 2025 at 22:51

URL: https://www.marine.csiro.au/ipt/resource?r=arctic_tern_tracking_2008_2015