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. 2020 Dec 21;11(1):11–21. doi: 10.1002/ece3.7098

TABLE 1.

Extent of postbreeding molt in wing and tail feather tracts of the Pallas´s Grasshopper Warblers at six sites along the migration route (PP = primaries, SS = secondaries, TT = tertials, TF = tail feathers).

Study site Central Siberia Mongolia Russian Far East Korea Hong Kong Thailand
Sampling period July–August August–September August–September August September August–December
Sampling years 1990–2015 2018 2011–2017 2014–2016 2008–2018 1995–2014
PP
n individuals 26 14 16 9 137 28
% Of ind having all/some molted 0%/100% 0%/100% 19%/100% 0%/100% 0%/75%
Mean number (range) of molted 3.3 (1–7) 6.0 (2–8) 7.3 (2–9) 7.1 (5–8) 8.0 (0–9) 5.0 (0–7)
SS
n individuals 19 16 7 22
% Of ind having all/some molted 0%/0% 0%/62% 0%/57% 0%/14%
Mean number (range) of molted 0.0 (0) 0.8 (0–3) 0.7 (0–2)
TT
n individuals 19 16 7 24
% Of ind having all/some molted 32%/47% 56%/81% 100%/100% 63%/100%
Mean number (range) of molted 2.4 (2–3) 2.6 (0–3) 3.0 (3) 2.5 (1–3)
TF
n individuals 19 15 7
% Of ind having all/some molted 100%/100% 87%/100% 85%/85%
Mean number (range) of molted 6.0 (6) 4.1 (0–6) 5.0 (0–6)
Fat
n individuals 6 14 13 9 183 24
Mean fat score 2.2 3.6 1.8 3.9 3.0 2.1
Muscle score
n individuals 14 13 21
Mean muscle score 2.4 2.0 2.0
Mass
n individuals 21 14 14 9 183 24
Mean body mass in g 15.4 15.3 14.7 16.0 13.7 16.0
Range in g 14.0–16.2 13.5–17.6 13.2–16.5 13.3–19.1 13.3–19.4

Given is the mean number of molted feathers (range) and below the percentage of individuals having molted all/some of those feathers, if recorded.