Hi All
I guess if something is resident, then logically it would have to be sedentary,
because it doesn't move (very far anyway!). Obviously they mean the same
thing!-Kevin Bartram
> Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2014 23:13:18 +1000
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> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Sedentary v resident,
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> In the Ornithologists Dictionary by Johannes Erritzoe, Kaj Kampp, Kevin
> Winker and our own Clifford B. Frith, (2007), it states -
>
> Resident: nonmigratory, staying in the breeding area year-round. Also
> called sedentary.
>
> Sedentary: non-migratory, remaining in one general area throughout the
> year; also called resident.
>
> I have found that this is the best source by far for explanation of
> ornithological terms. Lynx are the publishers.
>
> Lloyd Nielsen
> Mt Molloy, Nth Qld
> www.birdingaustralia.com.au
>
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