Why Do Birds Migrate Thousands of Miles?

Every year, billions of birds fly thousands of miles between breeding and feeding locations. Some cross entire! Swipe to see →

EVERY YEAR, BILLIONS OF BIRDS FLY THO...

An Arctic tern flies 90,000 km per year — the equivalent of more than two trips around the Earth. A bar-tailed godwit flies 12,000 km non...

WHY DO BIRDS MIGRATE?

Migration is not a choice — it is a survival strategy shaped by millions of years of evolution. The main reasons are:

IMPRESSIVE MIGRATION RECORDS

Bird migration produces some of the most extraordinary feats in the animal kingdom:

HOW DO BIRDS NAVIGATE?

One of the most fascinating questions in biology is how birds find their way on journeys of thousands of miles, often along routes they h...

PREPARATION FOR MIGRATION

Migration is not a spontaneous decision. Birds prepare for weeks:

V-FORMATION: THE ENGINEERING OF FLIGHT

Many migratory birds fly in V-formation, and there is a precise aerodynamic reason for this.

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