Worldwide bird migration routes superimposed on a satellite map of the world. Many birds migrate on a seasonal basis from one area to another. The mos
Worldwide bird migration routes superimposed on a satellite map of the world. Many birds migrate on a seasonal basis from one area to another. The most common pattern is for birds to breed in the northern hemisphere's temperate or Arctic regions, and then migrate to the tropics or the temperate region of the southern hemisphere, avoiding the winter of the northern hemisphere. The different routes (flyways) are coloured: Pacific Americas (white); Mississippi Americas (yellow); Atlantic Americas (red); East Atlantic (pink); Black Sea and Mediterranean (purple); East Africa and West Asia (blue); Central Asia (turquoise); East Asia and Australian (green). It is thought that diseases such as avian flu can be spread along bird migratory routes.
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