Biological diversity
Definition(s)
A species or lower taxon of wild animals of which the entire population or any geographically separate part of the population cyclically and predictably cross one or more national jurisdictional boundaries. (CMS, Art. 1). The word 'cyclically' relates to a cycle of any nature, such as astronomical (circadian, annual etc.), life or climatic, and of any frequency; (ii) The word 'predictably' implies that a phenomenon can be anticipated to recur in a given set of circumstances, though not necessarily regularly in time (CMS, Res. 11.33) (Source: CMS)
Hierarchy
Broader: species
Narrower: migration routewaterbird
Related terms:
vagrant species
migratory bird
migratory waterbird
migratory fish
migratory animal
Concept URI: https://www.informea.org/en/terms/migratory-species
In other languages
French
espèce migratrice
Russian
мигрирующие виды
Spanish
especies migratorias
Chinese, Simplified
迁徙物种
Arabic
أنواع مهاجرة
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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with migratory species
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Basel Convention | 1 document |
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Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora | 1 decision |
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Convention on Migratory Species | 6 articles and paragraphs1 decision72 documents |
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Stockholm Convention | 1 article or paragraph1 document |
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Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds | 1 article or paragraph52 decisions11 documents |
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Ramsar Convention | 2 decisions3 documents |
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Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic and North Seas | 2 decisions10 documents |
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Agreement on the Conservation of Populations of European Bats | 1 decision7 documents |