Spring migration duration exceeds that of autumn migration in Far East Asian Greater White-fronted Geese (Anser albifrons)

Table 1 Summary table of Greater White-fronted Geese (Anser albifrons) fitted with solar-powered GPS/GSM telemetry devices in China 2014‒2016 which provided full information on at least one complete spring and autumn migration used in the current analysis

Bird ID	Spring	Autumn	Sex	Age	Body mass (kg)	Capture site	Breeding site		Capture month and year	Device manufacture	Device type	Device weight (g)
Bird ID	Spring	Autumn	Sex	Age	Body mass (kg)	Capture site	Latitude	Longitude	Capture month and year	Device manufacture	Device type	Device weight (g)
gwfg001	+	–	?	?	?	Poyang Lake	72.900	126.263	Dec 2014	HGMT	Backpack	27
gwfg002	+	+	?	?	?	Poyang Lake	73.065	129.066	Dec 2014	HGMT	Backpack	27
gwfg003	+	+	M	A	2.49	Poyang Lake	72.942	124.274	Jan 2015	HGMT	Backpack	27
gwfg004	+	+	M	A	1.93	Anhui Lakes	72.697	124.417	Oct 2015	HGMT	Backpack	27
gwfg005	+	+	F	A	2.13	Anhui Lakes	70.951	146.215	Oct 2015	HGMT	Backpack	27
gwfg006	+	+	?	A	1.91	Anhui Lakes	73.229	127.968	Oct 2015	HGMT	Backpack	27
gwfg007	+	+	?	A	1.92	Anhui Lakes	71.592	144.779	Oct 2015	HGMT	Backpack	27
gwfg008	+	–	?	A	?	Poyang Lake	72.685	124.233	Dec 2015	HGMT	Neckband	26
gwfg009	+	+	?	A	?	Poyang Lake	71.614	142.823	Dec 2015	HGMT	Neckband	26
gwfg010	+	+	?	J	2.19	Anhui Lakes	72.444	140.905	Dec 2016	Druid	Neckband	35
gwfg011	+	+	M	J	1.68	Anhui Lakes	72.710	127.435	Dec 2016	Druid	Neckband	35

Age and sex (? represents unknown) as well as capture sites, date, and attachment method are provided together with body mass at capture (where known)
(“+” means with full migration data, “-” means data lost during migration)

ISSN: 2053-7166