Yes, I concur with Philip's explanation.
I've always regarded "sedentary" as a reference to behaviour of individuals
of a particular species. Therefore, individuals that are territorial and/or
have small home ranges would be regarded as sedentary. A species that is
present in a particular habitat or geographical area for part or all of the
year is "resident" in that habitat or area for that period of time.
Stephen Ambrose
Ryde NSW
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From: Birding-Aus On Behalf Of
Philip Veerman
Sent: Friday, April 6, 2018 9:19 AM
To: 'Martin Butterfield'; 'birding-aus NEW'
Subject: A linguistic question
I would doubt that there is or needs to be a difference. Different authors
may vary. Just my idea. If there is any small difference, my suggestion is
resident refers to where a species lives and sedentary suggests a bit more,
that it does not move away from, or even much within, that range. For
example to say "resident throughout the year" makes sense but "sedentary
throughout the year" (to me) is redundant.
Philip
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From: Birding-Aus On Behalf Of
Martin Butterfield
Sent: Friday, 6 April, 2018 8:57 AM
To: birding-aus NEW
Subject: A linguistic question
I am currently doing a little research into Azure Kingfisher. The
references I have consulted refer to species in terms such as " Sedentary or
resident". I wonder what the difference is between those terms in the
context of ornithology: suggestions welcome!
Martin Butterfield
http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/
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